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@@ -995,8 +995,8 @@ are always available. They are listed here in alphabetical order.
If *closefd* is ``False`` and a file descriptor rather than a filename was
given, the underlying file descriptor will be kept open when the file is
- closed. If a filename is given *closefd* has no effect and must be ``True``
- (the default).
+ closed. If a filename is given *closefd* must be ``True`` (the default)
+ otherwise an error will be raised.
A custom opener can be used by passing a callable as *opener*. The underlying
file descriptor for the file object is then obtained by calling *opener* with