diff --git a/gramps/gen/utils/lds.py b/gramps/gen/utils/lds.py
index 60b84dc26..07c77ae79 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/utils/lds.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/utils/lds.py
@@ -47,16 +47,15 @@ class LdsTemples(object):
         self.__current_temple = ""
         self.__tlist = []
 
-        lds_filename = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, "lds.xml")
+        lds_filename = os.path.expanduser(os.path.join(DATA_DIR, "lds.xml"))
 
         try:
-            xml_file = open(os.path.expanduser(lds_filename), 'rb')
             parser = ParserCreate()
             parser.StartElementHandler = self.__start_element
             parser.EndElementHandler = self.__end_element
             parser.CharacterDataHandler = self.__characters
-            parser.ParseFile(xml_file)
-            xml_file.close()
+            with open(lds_filename, 'rb') as xml_file:
+                parser.ParseFile(xml_file)
         except Exception as msg:
             LOG.error(str(msg))
 
diff --git a/gramps/gui/tipofday.py b/gramps/gui/tipofday.py
index 698536bdc..4977fae28 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/tipofday.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/tipofday.py
@@ -138,14 +138,13 @@ class TipParser(object):
 
         self.mylist = []
         self.skip = False
-        xml_file = open(TIP_DATA, 'rb')
         self.tlist = []
         parser = ParserCreate()
         parser.StartElementHandler = self.startElement
         parser.EndElementHandler = self.endElement
         parser.CharacterDataHandler = self.characters
-        parser.ParseFile(xml_file)
-        xml_file.close()
+        with open(TIP_DATA, 'rb') as xml_file:
+            parser.ParseFile(xml_file)
 
     def get(self):
         """
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/lib/libholiday.py b/gramps/plugins/lib/libholiday.py
index 69696621e..1a580786c 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/lib/libholiday.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/lib/libholiday.py
@@ -325,7 +325,8 @@ class _Xml2Obj:
         parser.StartElementHandler = self.start_element
         parser.EndElementHandler = self.end_element
         # Parse the XML File
-        parser.Parse(open(filename, 'rb').read(), 1)
+        with open(filename, 'rb') as xml_file:
+            parser.ParseFile(xml_file)
         return self.root
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------