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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Lesson: prefer context managers over paired backup/restore helpers","articleBody":"When implementing backup-and-restore logic around a block of code (e.g. backing up `poetry.lock` before a subprocess and restoring it afterwards), always use a context manager instead of separate `_backup` and `_restore` helper functions with a `try/finally` block.\n\n**Why it matters:** A context manager encapsulates the setup/teardown lifecycle into a single construct, making the calling code cleaner and eliminating the risk of forgetting the `finally` block or mismatching the backup/restore calls. It also makes the intent clearer at the call site (`with _frozen_poetry_lock(path):` vs. manual backup + try/finally + restore).\n\n**Where observed:** `src/usethis/_backend/poetry/call.py` — the initial implementation used `_backup_poetry_lock` and `_restore_poetry_lock` as separate helpers, which was refactored into a `_frozen_poetry_lock` context manager in PR #1774.\n\n**Lesson for agents:** When writing code that needs to preserve and restore state around a block of operations, reach for `@contextmanager` as the first-choice pattern.","author":{"url":"https://github.com/nathanjmcdougall","@type":"Person","name":"nathanjmcdougall"},"datePublished":"2026-04-03T21:05:30.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":0},"url":"https://github.com/1786/usethis-python/issues/1786"}