Merged #11670 from 3.2

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/Lib/configparser.py b/Lib/configparser.py
index 15fc26677e..fe28b1318c 100644
--- a/Lib/configparser.py
+++ b/Lib/configparser.py
@@ -695,10 +695,10 @@ class RawConfigParser(MutableMapping):
     def read_file(self, f, source=None):
         """Like read() but the argument must be a file-like object.
 
-        The `f' argument must have a `readline' method.  Optional second
-        argument is the `source' specifying the name of the file being read. If
-        not given, it is taken from f.name. If `f' has no `name' attribute,
-        `<???>' is used.
+        The `f' argument must be iterable, returning one line at a time.
+        Optional second argument is the `source' specifying the name of the
+        file being read. If not given, it is taken from f.name. If `f' has no
+        `name' attribute, `<???>' is used.
         """
         if source is None:
             try: