How to release a file lock on a pdf file (Windows), a.k.a. how to properly close a pdf after querying it ? about pdfquery HOT 3 CLOSED

Not sure! Try pdf.file.close() before your call to os.remove.

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@MathiasVersichele If that does not work, here is trick I was forced to use since my pdf is in memory and not a file. Use the StringIO or cStringIO module which allows to create a file like object in memory. So you will be able to do

from cStringIO import StringIO
with open(filename, 'rb') as fp:
    s = StringIO(fb.read()  
# File handler is automatically closed leaving the file removable
os.remove(filename)
pdf = pdfquery.PDFQuery(s)

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Sorry for ignoring your answers, pdf.file.close() worked. Thx !

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