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diff --git a/serial/tools/list_ports_linux.py b/serial/tools/list_ports_linux.py
index d3fa0e4..955761e 100644
--- a/serial/tools/list_ports_linux.py
+++ b/serial/tools/list_ports_linux.py
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ else:
plat = sys.platform.lower()
def read_line(filename):
- """help function to read a single line from a file. returns none"""
+ """\
+ Helper function to read a single line from a file.
+ Returns None on errors..
+ """
try:
f = open(filename)
line = f.readline().strip()