diff --git a/fastkml/kml.py b/fastkml/kml.py
index c263a392..636ef240 100644
--- a/fastkml/kml.py
+++ b/fastkml/kml.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def parse(
 
         Args:
         ----
-            file: The file to parse
+            file: The file to parse. Can be a file path (str or Path), or a file-like object.
 
         Keyword Args:
         ------------