diff -Naur a/Python-2.7.10/Modules/_bsddb.c b/Python-2.7.10/Modules/_bsddb.c
--- a/Python-2.7.10/Modules/_bsddb.c	2015-05-23 21:39:16.000000000 +0530
+++ b/Python-2.7.10/Modules/_bsddb.c	2015-07-24 09:52:04.686443560 +0530
@@ -3454,6 +3454,8 @@
 
         error=DB_close_internal(self, 0, 1);
         if (error) {
+	  if (outFile)
+	      fclose(outFile);
           return error;
         }
      }