def close(self, clear=True):
        """
        Close the file open in the editor:
            - clear editor content
            - reset file attributes to their default values

        :param clear: True to clear the editor content. Default is True.
        """
        Cache().set_cursor_position(
            self.path, self.editor.textCursor().position())
        self.editor._original_text = ''
        if clear:
            self.editor.clear()
        self._path = ''
        self.mimetype = ''
        self._encoding = locale.getpreferredencoding()
Close the file open in the editor:
            - clear editor content
            - reset file attributes to their default values

        :param clear: True to clear the editor content. Default is True.