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Code reviewMediumcr-g003
Subject Resource leaksLevel Mid–Senior~20 minCommon in Code quality & review interviewsIndustries Software development

Question

Review this Python function that processes a batch of files.

What a strong answer looks like

Separate real bugs from style. Rank issues by severity, point at the root cause rather than the symptom, and suggest a concrete fix — specific and kind.

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Code to reviewpython
def merge_files(paths, out_path):    out = open(out_path, "w")    for p in paths:        f = open(p)        data = f.read()        if not data.strip():            continue        out.write(transform(data))        f.close()    out.close()    return out_path
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