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authorXtreak <tirkarthi@users.noreply.github.com>2018-08-06 19:55:03 (GMT)
committerTerry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>2018-08-06 19:55:03 (GMT)
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bpo-34319: Clarify file handler closure in pathlib.read_text (GH-8645)
Patch by Terry Jan Reedy.
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diff --git a/Doc/library/pathlib.rst b/Doc/library/pathlib.rst
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@@ -915,7 +915,8 @@ call fails (for example because the path doesn't exist):
>>> p.read_text()
'Text file contents'
- The optional parameters have the same meaning as in :func:`open`.
+ The file is opened and then closed. The optional parameters have the same
+ meaning as in :func:`open`.
.. versionadded:: 3.5