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@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ change in future releases of Python.
Create a new :ctype:`PyFileObject` from the already-open standard C file
pointer, *fp*. The function *close* will be called when the file should be
- closed. Return *NULL* on failure.
+ closed. Return *NULL* and close the file using *close* on failure.
+ *close* is optional and can be set to *NULL*.
.. cfunction:: FILE* PyFile_AsFile(PyObject \*p)