Issue10063 - file:// scheme will stop accessing remote hosts via ftp protocol
diff --git a/Doc/library/urllib.request.rst b/Doc/library/urllib.request.rst
index 21c1c2f..5581f25 100644
--- a/Doc/library/urllib.request.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/urllib.request.rst
@@ -1004,8 +1004,12 @@
.. method:: FileHandler.file_open(req)
Open the file locally, if there is no host name, or the host name is
- ``'localhost'``. Change the protocol to ``ftp`` otherwise, and retry opening it
- using :attr:`parent`.
+ ``'localhost'``.
+
+ This method is applicable only for local hostnames. When a remote hostname
+ is given, an :exc:`URLError` is raised.
+
+.. versionchanged:: 3.2
.. _ftp-handler-objects: