explain change to __del__

1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/magic.py b/magic.py
index 42d51ce..62694d3 100644
--- a/magic.py
+++ b/magic.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class Magic:
         return magic_file(self.cookie, filename)
 
     def __del__(self):
+        # during shutdown magic_close may have been cleared already
         if self.cookie and magic_close:
             magic_close(self.cookie)
             self.cookie = None