Clarify automated review feedback on MpiGroup.__del__ implementation #710
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The automated reviewer flagged the
MpiGroup.__del__method as "overly complex" in PR #698. This assessment was incorrect.Analysis
The
__del__method implements standard defensive cleanup for MPI communicators:The three conditions are necessary for safe MPI resource cleanup:
self.comm != MPI.COMM_NULL: Prevents freeing null communicatorsMPI.Is_initialized(): Guards against calling MPI functions before initializationnot MPI.Is_finalized(): Prevents use-after-finalize errorsThis pattern is required in Python where destructor ordering is non-deterministic. No changes needed.
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