commit aa1004da9797a7e440c98ddaa151153daec9e538
author Senthil Kumaran <senthil@uthcode.com> Mon Sep 09 22:40:13 2013 -0700
committer Senthil Kumaran <senthil@uthcode.com> Mon Sep 09 22:40:13 2013 -0700
tree bda10ce592be5b5b3c523b70b8bfd5b10746bcf2
parent 8a7687a631921a6707f21b53fe69b5a55cace5c4
parent b9183950d80b42cf7d37a82f5a58e5561355e177

merge from 3.3

Clarify mmap.close method  behavior.  Addresses issue  #18815
Patch contributed by Anoop Thomas Mathew.

Doc/library/mmap.rst

diff --git a/Doc/library/mmap.rst b/Doc/library/mmap.rst
index 1f36cec..7db60d2 100644
--- a/Doc/library/mmap.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/mmap.rst
@@ -155,8 +155,9 @@
 
    .. method:: close()
 
-      Close the file.  Subsequent calls to other methods of the object will
-      result in an exception being raised.
+      Closes the mmap. Subsequent calls to other methods of the object will
+      result in a ValueError exception being raised. This will not close
+      the open file.
 
 
    .. attribute:: closed