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Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:47:09 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: [3.15] Fix parameter name of `read_mime_types()` in `mimetypes` docs (GH-153974)... 
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[3.15] Fix parameter name of `read_mime_types()` in `mimetypes` docs (GH-153974) (#153979)

(cherry picked from commit c89b5effa11366e28cb4a290a302a534352b768f)

Co-authored-by: Raúl Santos Quirós <130504291+raul-sq@users.noreply.github.com>
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diff --git a/Doc/library/mimetypes.rst b/Doc/library/mimetypes.rst
index c2ccabe3cc53..0d512a0b6b8a 100644
--- a/Doc/library/mimetypes.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/mimetypes.rst
@@ -116,12 +116,13 @@ behavior of the module.
       Previously, Windows registry settings were ignored.
 
 
-.. function:: read_mime_types(filename)
+.. function:: read_mime_types(file)
 
-   Load the type map given in the file *filename*, if it exists.  The type map is
-   returned as a dictionary mapping filename extensions, including the leading dot
-   (``'.'``), to strings of the form ``'type/subtype'``.  If the file *filename*
-   does not exist or cannot be read, ``None`` is returned.
+   Load the type map given in the file named by *file*, if it exists.  *file*
+   must be a string specifying the name of the file to read.  The type map is
+   returned as a dictionary mapping file extensions, including the leading dot
+   (``'.'``), to strings of the form ``'type/subtype'``.  If the file does not
+   exist or cannot be read, ``None`` is returned.
 
 
 .. function:: add_type(type, ext, strict=True)