From d5e2e42f21298a9b5fd0e1ddb3639330db067caf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Philip	Eisenlohr <eisenlohr@egr.msu.edu>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 15:37:46 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] file handle closing can now be done from within class.
 methods: .input_close() .output_close()

---
 lib/damask/asciitable.py | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/damask/asciitable.py b/lib/damask/asciitable.py
index c082739fa..f6fdab056 100644
--- a/lib/damask/asciitable.py
+++ b/lib/damask/asciitable.py
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ class ASCIItable():
     except:
       return 0.0
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+  def input_close(self):
+    return self.__IO__['in'].close()
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------
   def output_write(self,
                    what):
@@ -73,6 +77,10 @@ class ASCIItable():
   def output_clear(self):
     self.__IO__['output'] = []
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+  def output_close(self):
+    return self.__IO__['out'].close()
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------
   def head_read(self):
     '''