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

Patch by Terry Jan Reedy.
python · Aug 6, 2018 · 5b2657f · 5b2657f
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diff --git 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