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+def is_fp_closed(obj):
+    """
+    Checks whether a given file-like object is closed.
+
+    :param obj:
+        The file-like object to check.
+    """
+    if hasattr(obj, 'fp'):
+        # Object is a container for another file-like object that gets released
+        # on exhaustion (e.g. HTTPResponse)
+        return obj.fp is None
+
+    return obj.closed