--- ssl.py 2009-02-12 16:43:00.000000000 -0500 +++ ssl.py.new 2009-02-12 19:42:14.000000000 -0500 @@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ from the socket module.""" self._makefile_refs += 1 - return _fileobject(self, mode, bufsize) + return _fileobject(self, mode, bufsize, close=True)