per #258 (comment)
documentation is invalid: file_object key no longer exists
https://configobj.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configobj.html#write
Mentioning (and/or providing an example) that file objects must be opened in binary mode (for write) and that this differs in usage from the built-in ConfigParser object:
https://docs.python.org/3/library/configparser.html#quick-start
Brownie points for documenting the rationale behind this choice :)