diff --git a/contentreplace.py b/contentreplace.py
index 9ddf558..e883b81 100644
--- a/contentreplace.py
+++ b/contentreplace.py
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ log = vlogging.getLogger(__name__, 'contentreplace')
 
 def contentreplace(file, replace_from, replace_to, autoyes=False, do_regex=False):
     file = pathclass.Path(file)
-    with file.open('r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-        content = f.read()
+    content = file.read('r', encoding='utf-8')
 
     if do_regex:
         occurances = len(re.findall(replace_from, content, flags=re.MULTILINE))
@@ -34,8 +33,7 @@ def contentreplace(file, replace_from, replace_to, autoyes=False, do_regex=False
     else:
         content = content.replace(replace_from, replace_to)
 
-    with file.open('w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-        f.write(content)
+    file.write('w', content, encoding='utf-8')
 
 @pipeable.ctrlc_return1
 def contentreplace_argparse(args):
diff --git a/crc32.py b/crc32.py
index 343be76..b96a9be 100644
--- a/crc32.py
+++ b/crc32.py
@@ -16,10 +16,9 @@ def crc32_argparse(args):
 
     for file in files:
         try:
-            with open(file, 'rb') as handle:
-                crc = zlib.crc32(handle.read())
+            crc = zlib.crc32(file.read('rb'))
             crc = hex(crc)[2:].rjust(8, '0')
-            pipeable.stdout(f'{crc} {file}')
+            pipeable.stdout(f'{crc} {file.absolute_path}')
         except Exception as e:
             log.error('%s %s', file, e)
             return_status = 1
diff --git a/crlf.py b/crlf.py
index 211d02e..2c2028d 100644
--- a/crlf.py
+++ b/crlf.py
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ LF = b'\x0A'
 CRLF = CR + LF
 
 def crlf(file):
-    with file.open('rb') as handle:
-        content = handle.read()
+    content = file.read('rb')
 
     original = content
     content = content.replace(CRLF, LF)
@@ -21,15 +20,14 @@ def crlf(file):
     if content == original:
         return
 
-    with file.open('wb') as handle:
-        handle.write(content)
+    file.write('wb', content)
 
 def crlf_argparse(args):
     patterns = pipeable.input_many(args.patterns, skip_blank=True, strip=True)
     files = pathclass.glob_many(patterns)
     for file in files:
         crlf(file)
-        pipeable.stdout(file)
+        pipeable.stdout(file.absolute_path)
 
     return 0
 
diff --git a/filetimelapse.py b/filetimelapse.py
index 05b05af..0db8953 100644
--- a/filetimelapse.py
+++ b/filetimelapse.py
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ def hash_file_md5(filepath):
     return hash_file(filepath, hasher=hashlib.md5())
 
 def read_filebytes(filepath, chunk_size=bytestring.MIBIBYTE):
-    '''
-    Yield chunks of bytes from the file between the endpoints.
-    '''
     filepath = pathclass.Path(filepath)
     if not filepath.is_file:
         raise FileNotFoundError(filepath)
diff --git a/gitcheckup.py b/gitcheckup.py
index ebb406e..53fed9c 100644
--- a/gitcheckup.py
+++ b/gitcheckup.py
@@ -125,13 +125,10 @@ def read_directories_file():
     directories_file = pathclass.Path(__file__).parent.with_child('gitcheckup.txt')
 
     try:
-        handle = directories_file.open('r', encoding='utf-8')
+        directories = directories_file.readlines('r', encoding='utf-8')
     except FileNotFoundError as exc:
         raise NoConfigFile(exc.filename) from exc
 
-    with handle:
-        directories = handle.readlines()
-
     directories = [line.strip() for line in directories]
     directories = [line for line in directories if line]
     directories = [pathclass.Path(line) for line in directories]
@@ -149,10 +146,7 @@ def write_directories_file(directories):
 
     directories_file = pathclass.Path(__file__).parent.with_child('gitcheckup.txt')
 
-    handle = directories_file.open('w', encoding='utf-8')
-
-    with handle:
-        handle.write('\n'.join(directories))
+    directories_file.write('w', '\n'.join(directories), encoding='utf-8')
 
 # GIT FUNCTIONS
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/lint_main_returns.py b/lint_main_returns.py
index 49cd747..7844adc 100644
--- a/lint_main_returns.py
+++ b/lint_main_returns.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def main(argv):
 
     for file in files:
         no_py = file.replace_extension('').basename
-        text = file.open('r', encoding='utf-8').read()
+        text = file.read('r', encoding='utf-8')
         try:
             tree = ast.parse(text)
         except Exception:
diff --git a/nosmartquotes.py b/nosmartquotes.py
index a96bf56..175c5be 100644
--- a/nosmartquotes.py
+++ b/nosmartquotes.py
@@ -7,14 +7,18 @@ Replace smart quotes and smart apostrophes with regular ASCII values.
 Just say no to smart quotes!
 '''
 import argparse
+import os
 import sys
 
 from voussoirkit import betterhelp
+from voussoirkit import pathclass
 from voussoirkit import spinal
 from voussoirkit import vlogging
 
 log = vlogging.getLogger(__name__, 'nosmartquotes')
 
+THIS_FILE = os.path.abspath(__file__)
+
 def replace_smartquotes(text):
     text = text.replace('“', '"')
     text = text.replace('”', '"')
@@ -25,13 +29,12 @@ def replace_smartquotes(text):
 def nosmartquotes_argparse(args):
     files = spinal.walk(
         glob_filenames=args.filename_glob,
+        exclude_filenames={THIS_FILE},
         recurse=args.recurse,
     )
 
     for file in files:
-        handle = file.open('r', encoding='utf-8')
-        text = handle.read()
-        handle.close()
+        text = file.read('r', encoding='utf-8')
 
         original_text = text
         text = replace_smartquotes(text)
@@ -39,9 +42,7 @@ def nosmartquotes_argparse(args):
         if text == original_text:
             continue
 
-        handle = file.open('w', encoding='utf-8')
-        handle.write(text)
-        handle.close()
+        file.write('w', text, encoding='utf-8')
         print(file.absolute_path)
 
     return 0
diff --git a/search.py b/search.py
index bd01b99..96ff50d 100644
--- a/search.py
+++ b/search.py
@@ -49,12 +49,10 @@ def all_terms_match(search_text, terms, match_function):
 
 def search_contents_generic(filepath, content_args):
     try:
-        with filepath.open('r') as handle:
-            text = handle.read()
+        text = filepath.read('r')
     except UnicodeDecodeError:
         try:
-            with filepath.open('r', encoding='utf-8') as handle:
-                text = handle.read()
+            text = filepath.read('r', encoding='utf-8')
         except UnicodeDecodeError:
             #safeprint.safeprint(filepath.absolute_path)
             #traceback.print_exc()
diff --git a/watchforlinks.py b/watchforlinks.py
index db307d5..7037736 100644
--- a/watchforlinks.py
+++ b/watchforlinks.py
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ def loop_once(extension, regex=None):
     path = pathclass.Path(passwordy.urandom_hex(12)).add_extension(extension)
     pyperclip.copy('')
     print(path.basename, text)
-    h = path.open('w', encoding='utf-8')
-    h.write(text)
-    h.close()
+    path.write('w', text, encoding='utf-8')
 
 def loop_forever(extension, regex):
     pyperclip.copy('')