Issue #23865: close() methods in multiple modules now are idempotent and more

robust at shutdown. If needs to release multiple resources, they are released
even if errors are occured.

26 files changed, 312 insertions, 210 deletions

diff --git a/Lib/aifc.py b/Lib/aifc.py
index 9e64de9c44..0b4f85a305 100644
--- a/Lib/aifc.py
+++ b/Lib/aifc.py
@@ -356,7 +356,10 @@ class Aifc_read:
         self._soundpos = 0
 
     def close(self):
-        self._file.close()
+        file = self._file
+        if file is not None:
+            self._file = None
+            file.close()
 
     def tell(self):
         return self._soundpos
diff --git a/Lib/binhex.py b/Lib/binhex.py
index 14badb71aa..56b5f852c0 100644
--- a/Lib/binhex.py
+++ b/Lib/binhex.py
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ class Error(Exception):
     pass
 
 # States (what have we written)
-[_DID_HEADER, _DID_DATA, _DID_RSRC] = range(3)
+_DID_HEADER = 0
+_DID_DATA = 1
 
 # Various constants
 REASONABLY_LARGE = 32768  # Minimal amount we pass the rle-coder
@@ -213,16 +214,21 @@ class BinHex:
         self._write(data)
 
     def close(self):
-        if self.state < _DID_DATA:
-            self.close_data()
-        if self.state != _DID_DATA:
-            raise Error('Close at the wrong time')
-        if self.rlen != 0:
-            raise Error("Incorrect resource-datasize, diff=%r" % (self.rlen,))
-        self._writecrc()
-        self.ofp.close()
-        self.state = None
-        del self.ofp
+        if self.state is None:
+            return
+        try:
+            if self.state < _DID_DATA:
+                self.close_data()
+            if self.state != _DID_DATA:
+                raise Error('Close at the wrong time')
+            if self.rlen != 0:
+                raise Error("Incorrect resource-datasize, diff=%r" % (self.rlen,))
+            self._writecrc()
+        finally:
+            self.state = None
+            ofp = self.ofp
+            del self.ofp
+            ofp.close()
 
 def binhex(inp, out):
     """binhex(infilename, outfilename): create binhex-encoded copy of a file"""
@@ -435,11 +441,15 @@ class HexBin:
         return self._read(n)
 
     def close(self):
-        if self.rlen:
-            dummy = self.read_rsrc(self.rlen)
-        self._checkcrc()
-        self.state = _DID_RSRC
-        self.ifp.close()
+        if self.state is None:
+            return
+        try:
+            if self.rlen:
+                dummy = self.read_rsrc(self.rlen)
+            self._checkcrc()
+        finally:
+            self.state = None
+            self.ifp.close()
 
 def hexbin(inp, out):
     """hexbin(infilename, outfilename) - Decode binhexed file"""
diff --git a/Lib/chunk.py b/Lib/chunk.py
index dc90a7522e..98187b2c43 100644
--- a/Lib/chunk.py
+++ b/Lib/chunk.py
@@ -85,8 +85,10 @@ class Chunk:
 
     def close(self):
         if not self.closed:
-            self.skip()
-            self.closed = True
+            try:
+                self.skip()
+            finally:
+                self.closed = True
 
     def isatty(self):
         if self.closed:
diff --git a/Lib/dbm/dumb.py b/Lib/dbm/dumb.py
index 34240968e7..7777a7cae6 100644
--- a/Lib/dbm/dumb.py
+++ b/Lib/dbm/dumb.py
@@ -258,8 +258,10 @@ class _Database(collections.MutableMapping):
             raise error('DBM object has already been closed') from None
 
     def close(self):
-        self._commit()
-        self._index = self._datfile = self._dirfile = self._bakfile = None
+        try:
+            self._commit()
+        finally:
+            self._index = self._datfile = self._dirfile = self._bakfile = None
 
     __del__ = close
 
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/text_file.py b/Lib/distutils/text_file.py
index 40b8484a68..478336f0d2 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/text_file.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/text_file.py
@@ -118,10 +118,11 @@ class TextFile:
     def close(self):
         """Close the current file and forget everything we know about it
            (filename, current line number)."""
-        self.file.close()
+        file = self.file
         self.file = None
         self.filename = None
         self.current_line = None
+        file.close()
 
     def gen_error(self, msg, line=None):
         outmsg = []
diff --git a/Lib/fileinput.py b/Lib/fileinput.py
index 87758ad82b..af810d1d73 100644
--- a/Lib/fileinput.py
+++ b/Lib/fileinput.py
@@ -238,8 +238,10 @@ class FileInput:
         self.close()
 
     def close(self):
-        self.nextfile()
-        self._files = ()
+        try:
+            self.nextfile()
+        finally:
+            self._files = ()
 
     def __enter__(self):
         return self
@@ -275,29 +277,31 @@ class FileInput:
 
     def nextfile(self):
         savestdout = self._savestdout
-        self._savestdout = 0
+        self._savestdout = None
         if savestdout:
             sys.stdout = savestdout
 
         output = self._output
-        self._output = 0
-        if output:
-            output.close()
-
-        file = self._file
-        self._file = 0
-        if file and not self._isstdin:
-            file.close()
-
-        backupfilename = self._backupfilename
-        self._backupfilename = 0
-        if backupfilename and not self._backup:
-            try: os.unlink(backupfilename)
-            except OSError: pass
-
-        self._isstdin = False
-        self._buffer = []
-        self._bufindex = 0
+        self._output = None
+        try:
+            if output:
+                output.close()
+        finally:
+            file = self._file
+            self._file = None
+            try:
+                if file and not self._isstdin:
+                    file.close()
+            finally:
+                backupfilename = self._backupfilename
+                self._backupfilename = None
+                if backupfilename and not self._backup:
+                    try: os.unlink(backupfilename)
+                    except OSError: pass
+
+                self._isstdin = False
+                self._buffer = []
+                self._bufindex = 0
 
     def readline(self):
         try:
diff --git a/Lib/ftplib.py b/Lib/ftplib.py
index 135ec9c1df..54b0e2cfcb 100644
--- a/Lib/ftplib.py
+++ b/Lib/ftplib.py
@@ -667,11 +667,16 @@ class FTP:
 
     def close(self):
         '''Close the connection without assuming anything about it.'''
-        if self.file is not None:
-            self.file.close()
-        if self.sock is not None:
-            self.sock.close()
-        self.file = self.sock = None
+        try:
+            file = self.file
+            self.file = None
+            if file is not None:
+                file.close()
+        finally:
+            sock = self.sock
+            self.sock = None
+            if sock is not None:
+                sock.close()
 
 try:
     import ssl
diff --git a/Lib/gzip.py b/Lib/gzip.py
index 21d83e6414..deaf15db4f 100644
--- a/Lib/gzip.py
+++ b/Lib/gzip.py
@@ -503,19 +503,21 @@ class GzipFile(io.BufferedIOBase):
         return self.fileobj is None
 
     def close(self):
-        if self.fileobj is None:
+        fileobj = self.fileobj
+        if fileobj is None:
             return
-        if self.mode == WRITE:
-            self.fileobj.write(self.compress.flush())
-            write32u(self.fileobj, self.crc)
-            # self.size may exceed 2GB, or even 4GB
-            write32u(self.fileobj, self.size & 0xffffffff)
-            self.fileobj = None
-        elif self.mode == READ:
-            self.fileobj = None
-        if self.myfileobj:
-            self.myfileobj.close()
-            self.myfileobj = None
+        self.fileobj = None
+        try:
+            if self.mode == WRITE:
+                fileobj.write(self.compress.flush())
+                write32u(fileobj, self.crc)
+                # self.size may exceed 2GB, or even 4GB
+                write32u(fileobj, self.size & 0xffffffff)
+        finally:
+            myfileobj = self.myfileobj
+            if myfileobj:
+                self.myfileobj = None
+                myfileobj.close()
 
     def flush(self,zlib_mode=zlib.Z_SYNC_FLUSH):
         self._check_closed()
diff --git a/Lib/http/client.py b/Lib/http/client.py
index ac120e796c..80c80cf576 100644
--- a/Lib/http/client.py
+++ b/Lib/http/client.py
@@ -388,9 +388,11 @@ class HTTPResponse(io.BufferedIOBase):
         fp.close()
 
     def close(self):
-        super().close() # set "closed" flag
-        if self.fp:
-            self._close_conn()
+        try:
+            super().close() # set "closed" flag
+        finally:
+            if self.fp:
+                self._close_conn()
 
     # These implementations are for the benefit of io.BufferedReader.
 
@@ -829,13 +831,17 @@ class HTTPConnection:
 
     def close(self):
         """Close the connection to the HTTP server."""
-        if self.sock:
-            self.sock.close()   # close it manually... there may be other refs
-            self.sock = None
-        if self.__response:
-            self.__response.close()
-            self.__response = None
         self.__state = _CS_IDLE
+        try:
+            sock = self.sock
+            if sock:
+                self.sock = None
+                sock.close()   # close it manually... there may be other refs
+        finally:
+            response = self.__response
+            if response:
+                self.__response = None
+                response.close()
 
     def send(self, data):
         """Send `data' to the server.
diff --git a/Lib/logging/__init__.py b/Lib/logging/__init__.py
index 4942147055..104b0be8d0 100644
--- a/Lib/logging/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/logging/__init__.py
@@ -1013,14 +1013,19 @@ class FileHandler(StreamHandler):
         """
         self.acquire()
         try:
-            if self.stream:
-                self.flush()
-                if hasattr(self.stream, "close"):
-                    self.stream.close()
-                self.stream = None
-            # Issue #19523: call unconditionally to
-            # prevent a handler leak when delay is set
-            StreamHandler.close(self)
+            try:
+                if self.stream:
+                    try:
+                        self.flush()
+                    finally:
+                        stream = self.stream
+                        self.stream = None
+                        if hasattr(stream, "close"):
+                            stream.close()
+            finally:
+                # Issue #19523: call unconditionally to
+                # prevent a handler leak when delay is set
+                StreamHandler.close(self)
         finally:
             self.release()
 
diff --git a/Lib/logging/handlers.py b/Lib/logging/handlers.py
index d4f8aef6e7..02a5fc1283 100644
--- a/Lib/logging/handlers.py
+++ b/Lib/logging/handlers.py
@@ -627,9 +627,10 @@ class SocketHandler(logging.Handler):
         """
         self.acquire()
         try:
-            if self.sock:
-                self.sock.close()
+            sock = self.sock
+            if sock:
                 self.sock = None
+                sock.close()
             logging.Handler.close(self)
         finally:
             self.release()
@@ -1213,8 +1214,10 @@ class BufferingHandler(logging.Handler):
 
         This version just flushes and chains to the parent class' close().
         """
-        self.flush()
-        logging.Handler.close(self)
+        try:
+            self.flush()
+        finally:
+            logging.Handler.close(self)
 
 class MemoryHandler(BufferingHandler):
     """
@@ -1268,13 +1271,15 @@ class MemoryHandler(BufferingHandler):
         """
         Flush, set the target to None and lose the buffer.
         """
-        self.flush()
-        self.acquire()
         try:
-            self.target = None
-            BufferingHandler.close(self)
+            self.flush()
         finally:
-            self.release()
+            self.acquire()
+            try:
+                self.target = None
+                BufferingHandler.close(self)
+            finally:
+                self.release()
 
 
 class QueueHandler(logging.Handler):
diff --git a/Lib/mailbox.py b/Lib/mailbox.py
index e7f31df1e5..24d4aec8a4 100644
--- a/Lib/mailbox.py
+++ b/Lib/mailbox.py
@@ -722,10 +722,14 @@ class _singlefileMailbox(Mailbox):
 
     def close(self):
         """Flush and close the mailbox."""
-        self.flush()
-        if self._locked:
-            self.unlock()
-        self._file.close()  # Sync has been done by self.flush() above.
+        try:
+            self.flush()
+        finally:
+            try:
+                if self._locked:
+                    self.unlock()
+            finally:
+                self._file.close()  # Sync has been done by self.flush() above.
 
     def _lookup(self, key=None):
         """Return (start, stop) or raise KeyError."""
@@ -1966,9 +1970,11 @@ class _ProxyFile:
     def close(self):
         """Close the file."""
         if hasattr(self, '_file'):
-            if hasattr(self._file, 'close'):
-                self._file.close()
-            del self._file
+            try:
+                if hasattr(self._file, 'close'):
+                    self._file.close()
+            finally:
+                del self._file
 
     def _read(self, size, read_method):
         """Read size bytes using read_method."""
diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py
index 07d19de7e3..4c32237f14 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py
@@ -460,9 +460,10 @@ class Listener(object):
         '''
         Close the bound socket or named pipe of `self`.
         '''
-        if self._listener is not None:
-            self._listener.close()
+        listener = self._listener
+        if listener is not None:
             self._listener = None
+            listener.close()
 
     address = property(lambda self: self._listener._address)
     last_accepted = property(lambda self: self._listener._last_accepted)
@@ -594,9 +595,13 @@ class SocketListener(object):
         return Connection(s.detach())
 
     def close(self):
-        self._socket.close()
-        if self._unlink is not None:
-            self._unlink()
+        try:
+            self._socket.close()
+        finally:
+            unlink = self._unlink
+            if unlink is not None:
+                self._unlink = None
+                unlink()
 
 
 def SocketClient(address):
diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/queues.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/queues.py
index b004a6acfa..786a303b33 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/queues.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/queues.py
@@ -130,9 +130,13 @@ class Queue(object):
 
     def close(self):
         self._closed = True
-        self._reader.close()
-        if self._close:
-            self._close()
+        try:
+            self._reader.close()
+        finally:
+            close = self._close
+            if close:
+                self._close = None
+                close()
 
     def join_thread(self):
         debug('Queue.join_thread()')
diff --git a/Lib/poplib.py b/Lib/poplib.py
index 1224eacbef..4915628b03 100644
--- a/Lib/poplib.py
+++ b/Lib/poplib.py
@@ -276,18 +276,23 @@ class POP3:
 
     def close(self):
         """Close the connection without assuming anything about it."""
-        if self.file is not None:
-            self.file.close()
-        if self.sock is not None:
-            try:
-                self.sock.shutdown(socket.SHUT_RDWR)
-            except OSError as e:
-                # The server might already have closed the connection
-                if e.errno != errno.ENOTCONN:
-                    raise
-            finally:
-                self.sock.close()
-        self.file = self.sock = None
+        try:
+            file = self.file
+            self.file = None
+            if file is not None:
+                file.close()
+        finally:
+            sock = self.sock
+            self.sock = None
+            if sock is not None:
+                try:
+                    sock.shutdown(socket.SHUT_RDWR)
+                except OSError as e:
+                    # The server might already have closed the connection
+                    if e.errno != errno.ENOTCONN:
+                        raise
+                finally:
+                    sock.close()
 
     #__del__ = quit
 
diff --git a/Lib/selectors.py b/Lib/selectors.py
index 44a61508fe..e17ea363c8 100644
--- a/Lib/selectors.py
+++ b/Lib/selectors.py
@@ -439,8 +439,10 @@ if hasattr(select, 'epoll'):
             return ready
 
         def close(self):
-            self._epoll.close()
-            super().close()
+            try:
+                self._epoll.close()
+            finally:
+                super().close()
 
 
 if hasattr(select, 'devpoll'):
@@ -496,8 +498,10 @@ if hasattr(select, 'devpoll'):
             return ready
 
         def close(self):
-            self._devpoll.close()
-            super().close()
+            try:
+                self._devpoll.close()
+            finally:
+                super().close()
 
 
 if hasattr(select, 'kqueue'):
@@ -566,8 +570,10 @@ if hasattr(select, 'kqueue'):
             return ready
 
         def close(self):
-            self._kqueue.close()
-            super().close()
+            try:
+                self._kqueue.close()
+            finally:
+                super().close()
 
 
 # Choose the best implementation, roughly:
diff --git a/Lib/shelve.py b/Lib/shelve.py
index cef580e5cd..581baf1e6f 100644
--- a/Lib/shelve.py
+++ b/Lib/shelve.py
@@ -138,17 +138,21 @@ class Shelf(collections.MutableMapping):
         self.close()
 
     def close(self):
-        self.sync()
-        try:
-            self.dict.close()
-        except AttributeError:
-            pass
-        # Catch errors that may happen when close is called from __del__
-        # because CPython is in interpreter shutdown.
+        if self.dict is None:
+            return
         try:
-            self.dict = _ClosedDict()
-        except (NameError, TypeError):
-            self.dict = None
+            self.sync()
+            try:
+                self.dict.close()
+            except AttributeError:
+                pass
+        finally:
+            # Catch errors that may happen when close is called from __del__
+            # because CPython is in interpreter shutdown.
+            try:
+                self.dict = _ClosedDict()
+            except:
+                self.dict = None
 
     def __del__(self):
         if not hasattr(self, 'writeback'):
diff --git a/Lib/smtplib.py b/Lib/smtplib.py
index 24237289d1..5c8dd722d6 100755
--- a/Lib/smtplib.py
+++ b/Lib/smtplib.py
@@ -880,12 +880,16 @@ class SMTP:
 
     def close(self):
         """Close the connection to the SMTP server."""
-        if self.file:
-            self.file.close()
-        self.file = None
-        if self.sock:
-            self.sock.close()
-        self.sock = None
+        try:
+            file = self.file
+            self.file = None
+            if file:
+                file.close()
+        finally:
+            sock = self.sock
+            self.sock = None
+            if sock:
+                sock.close()
 
     def quit(self):
         """Terminate the SMTP session."""
diff --git a/Lib/sunau.py b/Lib/sunau.py
index 3da41b75e4..e760093dd2 100644
--- a/Lib/sunau.py
+++ b/Lib/sunau.py
@@ -295,9 +295,11 @@ class Au_read:
         self._soundpos = pos
 
     def close(self):
-        if self._opened and self._file:
-            self._file.close()
-        self._file = None
+        file = self._file
+        if file:
+            self._file = None
+            if self._opened:
+                file.close()
 
 class Au_write:
 
@@ -438,9 +440,10 @@ class Au_write:
                     self._patchheader()
                 self._file.flush()
             finally:
-                if self._opened and self._file:
-                    self._file.close()
+                file = self._file
                 self._file = None
+                if self._opened:
+                    file.close()
 
     #
     # private methods
diff --git a/Lib/tarfile.py b/Lib/tarfile.py
index 720bbf7d13..43909f0df1 100755
--- a/Lib/tarfile.py
+++ b/Lib/tarfile.py
@@ -449,26 +449,26 @@ class _Stream:
         if self.closed:
             return
 
-        if self.mode == "w" and self.comptype != "tar":
-            self.buf += self.cmp.flush()
-
-        if self.mode == "w" and self.buf:
-            self.fileobj.write(self.buf)
-            self.buf = b""
-            if self.comptype == "gz":
-                # The native zlib crc is an unsigned 32-bit integer, but
-                # the Python wrapper implicitly casts that to a signed C
-                # long.  So, on a 32-bit box self.crc may "look negative",
-                # while the same crc on a 64-bit box may "look positive".
-                # To avoid irksome warnings from the `struct` module, force
-                # it to look positive on all boxes.
-                self.fileobj.write(struct.pack("<L", self.crc & 0xffffffff))
-                self.fileobj.write(struct.pack("<L", self.pos & 0xffffFFFF))
-
-        if not self._extfileobj:
-            self.fileobj.close()
-
         self.closed = True
+        try:
+            if self.mode == "w" and self.comptype != "tar":
+                self.buf += self.cmp.flush()
+
+            if self.mode == "w" and self.buf:
+                self.fileobj.write(self.buf)
+                self.buf = b""
+                if self.comptype == "gz":
+                    # The native zlib crc is an unsigned 32-bit integer, but
+                    # the Python wrapper implicitly casts that to a signed C
+                    # long.  So, on a 32-bit box self.crc may "look negative",
+                    # while the same crc on a 64-bit box may "look positive".
+                    # To avoid irksome warnings from the `struct` module, force
+                    # it to look positive on all boxes.
+                    self.fileobj.write(struct.pack("<L", self.crc & 0xffffffff))
+                    self.fileobj.write(struct.pack("<L", self.pos & 0xffffFFFF))
+        finally:
+            if not self._extfileobj:
+                self.fileobj.close()
 
     def _init_read_gz(self):
         """Initialize for reading a gzip compressed fileobj.
@@ -1714,18 +1714,19 @@ class TarFile(object):
         if self.closed:
             return
 
-        if self.mode in "aw":
-            self.fileobj.write(NUL * (BLOCKSIZE * 2))
-            self.offset += (BLOCKSIZE * 2)
-            # fill up the end with zero-blocks
-            # (like option -b20 for tar does)
-            blocks, remainder = divmod(self.offset, RECORDSIZE)
-            if remainder > 0:
-                self.fileobj.write(NUL * (RECORDSIZE - remainder))
-
-        if not self._extfileobj:
-            self.fileobj.close()
         self.closed = True
+        try:
+            if self.mode in "aw":
+                self.fileobj.write(NUL * (BLOCKSIZE * 2))
+                self.offset += (BLOCKSIZE * 2)
+                # fill up the end with zero-blocks
+                # (like option -b20 for tar does)
+                blocks, remainder = divmod(self.offset, RECORDSIZE)
+                if remainder > 0:
+                    self.fileobj.write(NUL * (RECORDSIZE - remainder))
+        finally:
+            if not self._extfileobj:
+                self.fileobj.close()
 
     def getmember(self, name):
         """Return a TarInfo object for member `name'. If `name' can not be
diff --git a/Lib/telnetlib.py b/Lib/telnetlib.py
index eebb952902..72dabc76e0 100644
--- a/Lib/telnetlib.py
+++ b/Lib/telnetlib.py
@@ -261,12 +261,13 @@ class Telnet:
 
     def close(self):
         """Close the connection."""
-        if self.sock:
-            self.sock.close()
-        self.sock = 0
-        self.eof = 1
+        sock = self.sock
+        self.sock = None
+        self.eof = True
         self.iacseq = b''
         self.sb = 0
+        if sock:
+            sock.close()
 
     def get_socket(self):
         """Return the socket object used internally."""
diff --git a/Lib/tempfile.py b/Lib/tempfile.py
index 4543d3f691..81c289ad6f 100644
--- a/Lib/tempfile.py
+++ b/Lib/tempfile.py
@@ -357,9 +357,11 @@ class _TemporaryFileCloser:
         def close(self, unlink=_os.unlink):
             if not self.close_called and self.file is not None:
                 self.close_called = True
-                self.file.close()
-                if self.delete:
-                    unlink(self.name)
+                try:
+                    self.file.close()
+                finally:
+                    if self.delete:
+                        unlink(self.name)
 
         # Need to ensure the file is deleted on __del__
         def __del__(self):
diff --git a/Lib/urllib/response.py b/Lib/urllib/response.py
index 4a143b03e6..4778118dbb 100644
--- a/Lib/urllib/response.py
+++ b/Lib/urllib/response.py
@@ -43,11 +43,15 @@ class addclosehook(addbase):
         self.hookargs = hookargs
 
     def close(self):
-        if self.closehook:
-            self.closehook(*self.hookargs)
-            self.closehook = None
-            self.hookargs = None
-        super(addclosehook, self).close()
+        try:
+            closehook = self.closehook
+            hookargs = self.hookargs
+            if closehook:
+                self.closehook = None
+                self.hookargs = None
+                closehook(*hookargs)
+        finally:
+            super(addclosehook, self).close()
 
 
 class addinfo(addbase):
diff --git a/Lib/wave.py b/Lib/wave.py
index b56395ead7..8fba70f02e 100644
--- a/Lib/wave.py
+++ b/Lib/wave.py
@@ -186,10 +186,11 @@ class Wave_read:
         self._soundpos = 0
 
     def close(self):
-        if self._i_opened_the_file:
-            self._i_opened_the_file.close()
-            self._i_opened_the_file = None
         self._file = None
+        file = self._i_opened_the_file
+        if file:
+            self._i_opened_the_file = None
+            file.close()
 
     def tell(self):
         return self._soundpos
@@ -428,17 +429,18 @@ class Wave_write:
             self._patchheader()
 
     def close(self):
-        if self._file:
-            try:
+        try:
+            if self._file:
                 self._ensure_header_written(0)
                 if self._datalength != self._datawritten:
                     self._patchheader()
                 self._file.flush()
-            finally:
-                self._file = None
-        if self._i_opened_the_file:
-            self._i_opened_the_file.close()
-            self._i_opened_the_file = None
+        finally:
+            self._file = None
+            file = self._i_opened_the_file
+            if file:
+                self._i_opened_the_file = None
+                file.close()
 
     #
     # Internal methods.
diff --git a/Lib/xml/sax/expatreader.py b/Lib/xml/sax/expatreader.py
index 65ac7e3043..1795b23af6 100644
--- a/Lib/xml/sax/expatreader.py
+++ b/Lib/xml/sax/expatreader.py
@@ -211,22 +211,24 @@ class ExpatParser(xmlreader.IncrementalParser, xmlreader.Locator):
             self._err_handler.fatalError(exc)
 
     def close(self):
-        if self._entity_stack:
+        if self._entity_stack or self._parser is None:
             # If we are completing an external entity, do nothing here
             return
-        self.feed("", isFinal = 1)
-        self._cont_handler.endDocument()
-        self._parsing = 0
-        # break cycle created by expat handlers pointing to our methods
-        self._parser = None
         try:
-            file = self._source.getCharacterStream()
-            if file is not None:
-                file.close()
+            self.feed("", isFinal = 1)
+            self._cont_handler.endDocument()
         finally:
-            file = self._source.getByteStream()
-            if file is not None:
-                file.close()
+            self._parsing = 0
+            # break cycle created by expat handlers pointing to our methods
+            self._parser = None
+            try:
+                file = self._source.getCharacterStream()
+                if file is not None:
+                    file.close()
+            finally:
+                file = self._source.getByteStream()
+                if file is not None:
+                    file.close()
 
     def _reset_cont_handler(self):
         self._parser.ProcessingInstructionHandler = \
diff --git a/Lib/xmlrpc/client.py b/Lib/xmlrpc/client.py
index da089a2f03..acb8142150 100644
--- a/Lib/xmlrpc/client.py
+++ b/Lib/xmlrpc/client.py
@@ -438,8 +438,13 @@ class ExpatParser:
         self._parser.Parse(data, 0)
 
     def close(self):
-        self._parser.Parse("", 1) # end of data
-        del self._target, self._parser # get rid of circular references
+        try:
+            parser = self._parser
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            del self._target, self._parser # get rid of circular references
+            parser.Parse(b"", True) # end of data
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 # XML-RPC marshalling and unmarshalling code
@@ -1065,8 +1070,10 @@ class GzipDecodedResponse(gzip.GzipFile if gzip else object):
         gzip.GzipFile.__init__(self, mode="rb", fileobj=self.io)
 
     def close(self):
-        gzip.GzipFile.close(self)
-        self.io.close()
+        try:
+            gzip.GzipFile.close(self)
+        finally:
+            self.io.close()
 
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1221,9 +1228,10 @@ class Transport:
     # Used in the event of socket errors.
     #
     def close(self):
-        if self._connection[1]:
-            self._connection[1].close()
+        host, connection = self._connection
+        if connection:
             self._connection = (None, None)
+            connection.close()
 
     ##
     # Send HTTP request.