diff --git a/k4FWCore/python/k4FWCore/utils.py b/k4FWCore/python/k4FWCore/utils.py
index d7f07c53..2a86ae9a 100644
--- a/k4FWCore/python/k4FWCore/utils.py
+++ b/k4FWCore/python/k4FWCore/utils.py
@@ -70,9 +70,30 @@ def import_from(
     return module
 
 
-def load_file(opt_file: Union[TextIOWrapper, os.PathLike]) -> None:
-    """Load the file content and run it in the current interpreter session"""
-    if isinstance(opt_file, os.PathLike):
-        opt_file = open(opt_file, "r")
-    code = compile(opt_file.read(), opt_file.name, "exec")
+def load_file(opt_file: Union[TextIOWrapper, str, os.PathLike]) -> None:
+    """Loads and executes the content of a given file in the current interpreter session.
+
+    This function takes a file object or a path to a file, reads its content,
+    and then executes it as Python code within the global scope of the current
+    interpreter session. If `opt_file` is a file handle it will not be closed.
+
+    Args:
+        opt_file (Union[TextIOWrapper, str, os.PathLike]): A file object or a
+                                                           path to the file that
+                                                           contains Python code
+                                                           to be executed.
+
+    Raises:
+        FileNotFoundError: If `opt_file` is a path and no file exists at that path.
+        IOError: If there's an error opening or reading the file.
+        SyntaxError: If there's a syntax error in the code being executed.
+        Exception: Any exception raised by the executed code will be propagated.
+
+    """
+    if isinstance(opt_file, (str, os.PathLike)):
+        with open(opt_file, "r") as file:
+            code = compile(file.read(), file.name, "exec")
+    else:
+        code = compile(opt_file.read(), opt_file.name, "exec")
+
     exec(code, globals())