{class foo(object):
def __enter__ (self):
print(\"Enter\")
def __exit__(self,type,value,traceback):
print(\"Exit\")
def method(self):
__enter__ should return self:
class foo(object):
def __enter__ (self):
print("Enter")
return self
def __exit__(self,type,value,traceback):
print("Exit")
def method(self):
print("Method")
with foo() as instant:
instant.method()
yields
Enter
Method
Exit
If __enter__ does not return self, then it returns None by default. Thus, instant is assigned the value None. This is why you get the error message
'NoneType' object has no attribute 'method'
(my emphasis)