1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/_pyio.py b/Lib/_pyio.py
index 09aa78d..3ed02e4 100644
--- a/Lib/_pyio.py
+++ b/Lib/_pyio.py
@@ -1230,8 +1230,10 @@ class BufferedRWPair(BufferedIOBase):
         return self.writer.flush()
 
     def close(self):
-        self.writer.close()
-        self.reader.close()
+        try:
+            self.writer.close()
+        finally:
+            self.reader.close()
 
     def isatty(self):
         return self.reader.isatty() or self.writer.isatty()