bpo-34319: Clarify file handler closure in pathlib.read_text (GH-8645)

Patch by Terry Jan Reedy.
2018-08-07 01:25:03 +05:30 · 2018-08-07 01:25:03 +05:30 · 5b2657fb8c
parent 8f7bb100d0
commit 5b2657fb8c
1 changed files with 2 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/Doc/library/pathlib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/pathlib.rst
@ -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