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diff --git a/paramiko/file.py b/paramiko/file.py
index b1450ac9..a36abb98 100644
--- a/paramiko/file.py
+++ b/paramiko/file.py
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ class BufferedFile(ClosingContextManager):
:raises: ``StopIteration`` -- when the end of the file is reached.
- :returns: a line (`str`) read from the file.
+ :returns:
+ a line (`str`, or `bytes` if the file was opened in binary mode)
+ read from the file.
"""
line = self.readline()
if not line: