diff --git a/tests/repository/test_determine_repo_dir_finds_existing_cookiecutter.py b/tests/repository/test_determine_repo_dir_finds_existing_cookiecutter.py
index 107e64aa3..3810668f6 100644
--- a/tests/repository/test_determine_repo_dir_finds_existing_cookiecutter.py
+++ b/tests/repository/test_determine_repo_dir_finds_existing_cookiecutter.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Tests around detection whether cookiecutter templates are cached locally."""
 import os
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ def cloned_cookiecutter_path(user_config_data, template):
     cloned_template_path = os.path.join(cookiecutters_dir, template)
     os.mkdir(cloned_template_path)
 
-    open(os.path.join(cloned_template_path, 'cookiecutter.json'), 'w')
+    Path(cloned_template_path, "cookiecutter.json").touch()  # creates file
 
     return cloned_template_path
 
diff --git a/tests/repository/test_determine_repo_dir_finds_subdirectories.py b/tests/repository/test_determine_repo_dir_finds_subdirectories.py
index f40e6063d..bcea1b387 100644
--- a/tests/repository/test_determine_repo_dir_finds_subdirectories.py
+++ b/tests/repository/test_determine_repo_dir_finds_subdirectories.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Tests around locally cached cookiecutter template repositories."""
 import os
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ def cloned_cookiecutter_path(user_config_data, template):
     subdir_template_path = os.path.join(cloned_template_path, 'my-dir')
     if not os.path.exists(subdir_template_path):
         os.mkdir(subdir_template_path)
-    open(os.path.join(subdir_template_path, 'cookiecutter.json'), 'w')
+    Path(subdir_template_path, 'cookiecutter.json').touch()  # creates file
 
     return subdir_template_path
 
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 1bc2fdd55..39e924093 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import json
 import os
 import re
-
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
 from click.testing import CliRunner
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ def test_cli(cli_runner):
     result = cli_runner('tests/fake-repo-pre/', '--no-input')
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     assert os.path.isdir('fake-project')
-    with open(os.path.join('fake-project', 'README.rst')) as f:
-        assert 'Project name: **Fake Project**' in f.read()
+    content = Path("fake-project", "README.rst").read_text()
+    assert 'Project name: **Fake Project**' in content
 
 
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures('remove_fake_project_dir')
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ def test_cli_verbose(cli_runner):
     result = cli_runner('tests/fake-repo-pre/', '--no-input', '-v')
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     assert os.path.isdir('fake-project')
-    with open(os.path.join('fake-project', 'README.rst')) as f:
-        assert 'Project name: **Fake Project**' in f.read()
+    content = Path("fake-project", "README.rst").read_text()
+    assert 'Project name: **Fake Project**' in content
 
 
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures('remove_fake_project_dir')
@@ -435,10 +435,9 @@ def test_local_extension(tmpdir, cli_runner):
         template_path,
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0
-    with open(os.path.join(output_dir, 'Foobar', 'HISTORY.rst')) as f:
-        data = f.read()
-        assert 'FoobarFoobar' in data
-        assert 'FOOBAR' in data
+    content = Path(output_dir, 'Foobar', 'HISTORY.rst').read_text()
+    assert 'FoobarFoobar' in content
+    assert 'FOOBAR' in content
 
 
 def test_local_extension_not_available(tmpdir, cli_runner):
@@ -462,8 +461,8 @@ def test_cli_extra_context(cli_runner):
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     assert os.path.isdir('fake-project')
-    with open(os.path.join('fake-project', 'README.rst')) as f:
-        assert 'Project name: **Awesomez**' in f.read()
+    content = Path('fake-project', 'README.rst').read_text()
+    assert 'Project name: **Awesomez**' in content
 
 
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures('remove_fake_project_dir')
@@ -544,13 +543,12 @@ def test_debug_list_installed_templates(cli_runner, debug_file, user_config_path
     """Verify --list-installed command correct invocation."""
     fake_template_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath('fake-project'))
     os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(user_config_path))
-    with open(user_config_path, 'w') as config_file:
-        # In YAML, double quotes mean to use escape sequences.
-        # Single quotes mean we will have unescaped backslahes.
-        # http://blogs.perl.org/users/tinita/2018/03/
-        # strings-in-yaml---to-quote-or-not-to-quote.html
-        config_file.write("cookiecutters_dir: '%s'" % fake_template_dir)
-    open(os.path.join('fake-project', 'cookiecutter.json'), 'w').write('{}')
+    # In YAML, double quotes mean to use escape sequences.
+    # Single quotes mean we will have unescaped backslahes.
+    # http://blogs.perl.org/users/tinita/2018/03/
+    # strings-in-yaml---to-quote-or-not-to-quote.html
+    Path(user_config_path).write_text(f"cookiecutters_dir: '{fake_template_dir}'")
+    Path("fake-project", "cookiecutter.json").write_text('{}')
 
     result = cli_runner(
         '--list-installed',
@@ -568,8 +566,7 @@ def test_debug_list_installed_templates_failure(
 ):
     """Verify --list-installed command error on invocation."""
     os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(user_config_path))
-    with open(user_config_path, 'w') as config_file:
-        config_file.write('cookiecutters_dir: "/notarealplace/"')
+    Path(user_config_path).write_text('cookiecutters_dir: "/notarealplace/"')
 
     result = cli_runner(
         '--list-installed', '--config-file', user_config_path, str(debug_file)
@@ -590,8 +587,8 @@ def test_directory_repo(cli_runner):
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     assert os.path.isdir("fake-project")
-    with open(os.path.join("fake-project", "README.rst")) as f:
-        assert "Project name: **Fake Project**" in f.read()
+    content = Path("fake-project", "README.rst").read_text()
+    assert "Project name: **Fake Project**" in content
 
 
 cli_accept_hook_arg_testdata = [
diff --git a/tests/test_cookiecutter_local_no_input.py b/tests/test_cookiecutter_local_no_input.py
index 0031cbcbf..9e89c9539 100644
--- a/tests/test_cookiecutter_local_no_input.py
+++ b/tests/test_cookiecutter_local_no_input.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 """
 import os
 import textwrap
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -65,9 +66,8 @@ def test_cookiecutter_no_input_return_rendered_file():
     """Verify Jinja2 templating correctly works in `cookiecutter.json` file."""
     project_dir = main.cookiecutter('tests/fake-repo-pre', no_input=True)
     assert project_dir == os.path.abspath('fake-project')
-    with open(os.path.join(project_dir, 'README.rst')) as fh:
-        contents = fh.read()
-    assert "Project name: **Fake Project**" in contents
+    content = Path(project_dir, 'README.rst').read_text()
+    assert "Project name: **Fake Project**" in content
 
 
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures('clean_system', 'remove_additional_dirs')
@@ -76,11 +76,9 @@ def test_cookiecutter_dict_values_in_context():
     project_dir = main.cookiecutter('tests/fake-repo-dict', no_input=True)
     assert project_dir == os.path.abspath('fake-project-dict')
 
-    with open(os.path.join(project_dir, 'README.md')) as fh:
-        contents = fh.read()
-
+    content = Path(project_dir, 'README.md').read_text()
     assert (
-        contents
+        content
         == textwrap.dedent(
             """
         # README
diff --git a/tests/test_custom_extensions_in_hooks.py b/tests/test_custom_extensions_in_hooks.py
index 4300bbf4d..fdf2861be 100644
--- a/tests/test_custom_extensions_in_hooks.py
+++ b/tests/test_custom_extensions_in_hooks.py
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 Tests to ensure custom cookiecutter extensions are properly made available to
 pre- and post-gen hooks.
 """
-import codecs
-import os
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -40,9 +39,5 @@ def test_hook_with_extension(template, output_dir):
         extra_context={'project_slug': 'foobar', 'name': 'Cookiemonster'},
     )
 
-    readme_file = os.path.join(project_dir, 'README.rst')
-
-    with codecs.open(readme_file, encoding='utf8') as f:
-        readme = f.read().strip()
-
-    assert readme == 'Hello Cookiemonster!'
+    readme = Path(project_dir, 'README.rst').read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    assert readme.strip() == 'Hello Cookiemonster!'
diff --git a/tests/test_default_extensions.py b/tests/test_default_extensions.py
index 85924a68e..d229e3d8c 100644
--- a/tests/test_default_extensions.py
+++ b/tests/test_default_extensions.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 """Verify Jinja2 filters/extensions are available from pre-gen/post-gen hooks."""
 import os
+import uuid
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import freezegun
 import pytest
-import uuid
 
 from cookiecutter.main import cookiecutter
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ def test_jinja2_time_extension(tmp_path):
     changelog_file = os.path.join(project_dir, 'HISTORY.rst')
     assert os.path.isfile(changelog_file)
 
-    with open(changelog_file, encoding='utf-8') as f:
+    with Path(changelog_file).open(encoding='utf-8') as f:
         changelog_lines = f.readlines()
 
     expected_lines = [
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ def test_jinja2_uuid_extension(tmp_path):
     changelog_file = os.path.join(project_dir, 'id')
     assert os.path.isfile(changelog_file)
 
-    with open(changelog_file, encoding='utf-8') as f:
+    with Path(changelog_file).open(encoding='utf-8') as f:
         changelog_lines = f.readlines()
 
     uuid.UUID(changelog_lines[0], version=4)
diff --git a/tests/test_generate_copy_without_render.py b/tests/test_generate_copy_without_render.py
index 7d614824c..9e6039787 100644
--- a/tests/test_generate_copy_without_render.py
+++ b/tests/test_generate_copy_without_render.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Verify correct work of `_copy_without_render` context option."""
 import os
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -43,33 +44,33 @@ def test_generate_copy_without_render_extensions():
     assert 'test_copy_without_render-not-rendered' in dir_contents
     assert 'test_copy_without_render-rendered' in dir_contents
 
-    with open('test_copy_without_render/README.txt') as f:
-        assert '{{cookiecutter.render_test}}' in f.read()
+    file_1 = Path('test_copy_without_render/README.txt').read_text()
+    assert '{{cookiecutter.render_test}}' in file_1
 
-    with open('test_copy_without_render/README.rst') as f:
-        assert 'I have been rendered!' in f.read()
+    file_2 = Path('test_copy_without_render/README.rst').read_text()
+    assert 'I have been rendered!' in file_2
 
-    with open(
+    file_3 = Path(
         'test_copy_without_render/test_copy_without_render-rendered/README.txt'
-    ) as f:
-        assert '{{cookiecutter.render_test}}' in f.read()
+    ).read_text()
+    assert '{{cookiecutter.render_test}}' in file_3
 
-    with open(
+    file_4 = Path(
         'test_copy_without_render/test_copy_without_render-rendered/README.rst'
-    ) as f:
-        assert 'I have been rendered' in f.read()
+    ).read_text()
+    assert 'I have been rendered' in file_4
 
-    with open(
+    file_5 = Path(
         'test_copy_without_render/'
         'test_copy_without_render-not-rendered/'
         'README.rst'
-    ) as f:
-        assert '{{cookiecutter.render_test}}' in f.read()
+    ).read_text()
+    assert '{{cookiecutter.render_test}}' in file_5
 
-    with open('test_copy_without_render/rendered/not_rendered.yml') as f:
-        assert '{{cookiecutter.render_test}}' in f.read()
+    file_6 = Path('test_copy_without_render/rendered/not_rendered.yml').read_text()
+    assert '{{cookiecutter.render_test}}' in file_6
 
-    with open(
+    file_7 = Path(
         'test_copy_without_render/' 'test_copy_without_render-rendered/' 'README.md'
-    ) as f:
-        assert '{{cookiecutter.render_test}}' in f.read()
+    ).read_text()
+    assert '{{cookiecutter.render_test}}' in file_7
diff --git a/tests/test_generate_copy_without_render_override.py b/tests/test_generate_copy_without_render_override.py
index af85c4b04..c2d836e3d 100644
--- a/tests/test_generate_copy_without_render_override.py
+++ b/tests/test_generate_copy_without_render_override.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Verify correct work of `_copy_without_render` context option."""
 import os
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -62,33 +63,33 @@ def test_generate_copy_without_render_extensions():
     assert 'test_copy_without_render-not-rendered' in dir_contents
     assert 'test_copy_without_render-rendered' in dir_contents
 
-    with open('test_copy_without_render/README.txt') as f:
-        assert '{{cookiecutter.render_test}}' in f.read()
+    file_1 = Path('test_copy_without_render/README.txt').read_text()
+    assert '{{cookiecutter.render_test}}' in file_1
 
-    with open('test_copy_without_render/README.rst') as f:
-        assert 'I have been rendered!' in f.read()
+    file_2 = Path('test_copy_without_render/README.rst').read_text()
+    assert 'I have been rendered!' in file_2
 
-    with open(
+    file_3 = Path(
         'test_copy_without_render/test_copy_without_render-rendered/README.txt'
-    ) as f:
-        assert '{{cookiecutter.render_test}}' in f.read()
+    ).read_text()
+    assert '{{cookiecutter.render_test}}' in file_3
 
-    with open(
+    file_4 = Path(
         'test_copy_without_render/test_copy_without_render-rendered/README.rst'
-    ) as f:
-        assert 'I have been rendered' in f.read()
+    ).read_text()
+    assert 'I have been rendered' in file_4
 
-    with open(
+    file_5 = Path(
         'test_copy_without_render/'
         'test_copy_without_render-not-rendered/'
         'README.rst'
-    ) as f:
-        assert '{{cookiecutter.render_test}}' in f.read()
+    ).read_text()
+    assert '{{cookiecutter.render_test}}' in file_5
 
-    with open('test_copy_without_render/rendered/not_rendered.yml') as f:
-        assert '{{cookiecutter.render_test}}' in f.read()
+    file_6 = Path('test_copy_without_render/rendered/not_rendered.yml').read_text()
+    assert '{{cookiecutter.render_test}}' in file_6
 
-    with open(
+    file_7 = Path(
         'test_copy_without_render/' 'test_copy_without_render-rendered/' 'README.md'
-    ) as f:
-        assert '{{cookiecutter.render_test}}' in f.read()
+    ).read_text()
+    assert '{{cookiecutter.render_test}}' in file_7
diff --git a/tests/test_generate_file.py b/tests/test_generate_file.py
index 18c811eea..9ff622168 100644
--- a/tests/test_generate_file.py
+++ b/tests/test_generate_file.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import json
 import os
 import re
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
 from jinja2 import FileSystemLoader
@@ -45,9 +46,8 @@ def test_generate_file(env):
         env=env,
     )
     assert os.path.isfile('tests/files/cheese.txt')
-    with open('tests/files/cheese.txt') as f:
-        generated_text = f.read()
-        assert generated_text == 'Testing cheese'
+    generated_text = Path('tests/files/cheese.txt').read_text()
+    assert generated_text == 'Testing cheese'
 
 
 def test_generate_file_jsonify_filter(env):
@@ -58,9 +58,8 @@ def test_generate_file_jsonify_filter(env):
         project_dir=".", infile=infile, context={'cookiecutter': data}, env=env
     )
     assert os.path.isfile('tests/files/cheese.txt')
-    with open('tests/files/cheese.txt') as f:
-        generated_text = f.read()
-        assert json.loads(generated_text) == data
+    generated_text = Path('tests/files/cheese.txt').read_text()
+    assert json.loads(generated_text) == data
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("length", (10, 40))
@@ -72,9 +71,8 @@ def test_generate_file_random_ascii_string(env, length, punctuation):
     context = {"cookiecutter": data, "length": length, "punctuation": punctuation}
     generate.generate_file(project_dir=".", infile=infile, context=context, env=env)
     assert os.path.isfile('tests/files/cheese.txt')
-    with open('tests/files/cheese.txt') as f:
-        generated_text = f.read()
-        assert len(generated_text) == length
+    generated_text = Path('tests/files/cheese.txt').read_text()
+    assert len(generated_text) == length
 
 
 def test_generate_file_with_true_condition(env):
@@ -92,9 +90,8 @@ def test_generate_file_with_true_condition(env):
         env=env,
     )
     assert os.path.isfile('tests/files/cheese.txt')
-    with open('tests/files/cheese.txt') as f:
-        generated_text = f.read()
-        assert generated_text == 'Testing that generate_file was y'
+    generated_text = Path('tests/files/cheese.txt').read_text()
+    assert generated_text == 'Testing that generate_file was y'
 
 
 def test_generate_file_with_false_condition(env):
@@ -148,7 +145,7 @@ def test_generate_file_does_not_translate_lf_newlines_to_crlf(env, tmp_path):
 
     # this generated file should have a LF line ending
     gf = 'tests/files/cheese_lf_newlines.txt'
-    with open(gf, encoding='utf-8', newline='') as f:
+    with Path(gf).open(encoding='utf-8', newline='') as f:
         simple_text = f.readline()
     assert simple_text == 'newline is LF\n'
     assert f.newlines == '\n'
@@ -166,7 +163,7 @@ def test_generate_file_does_not_translate_crlf_newlines_to_lf(env):
 
     # this generated file should have a CRLF line ending
     gf = 'tests/files/cheese_crlf_newlines.txt'
-    with open(gf, encoding='utf-8', newline='') as f:
+    with Path(gf).open(encoding='utf-8', newline='') as f:
         simple_text = f.readline()
     assert simple_text == 'newline is CRLF\r\n'
     assert f.newlines == '\r\n'
diff --git a/tests/test_generate_files.py b/tests/test_generate_files.py
index 9cf4929aa..bb4075cae 100644
--- a/tests/test_generate_files.py
+++ b/tests/test_generate_files.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def test_generate_files(tmp_path):
     assert simple_file.exists()
     assert simple_file.is_file()
 
-    simple_text = open(simple_file, encoding='utf-8').read()
+    simple_text = Path(simple_file).read_text(encoding='utf-8')
     assert simple_text == 'I eat pizzä'
 
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def test_generate_files_with_linux_newline(tmp_path):
     assert newline_file.is_file()
     assert newline_file.exists()
 
-    with open(newline_file, encoding='utf-8', newline='') as f:
+    with Path(newline_file).open(encoding='utf-8', newline='') as f:
         simple_text = f.readline()
     assert simple_text == 'newline is LF\n'
     assert f.newlines == '\n'
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def test_generate_files_with_jinja2_environment(tmp_path):
     assert conditions_file.is_file()
     assert conditions_file.exists()
 
-    simple_text = conditions_file.open('rt', encoding='utf-8').read()
+    simple_text = conditions_file.read_text(encoding='utf-8')
     assert simple_text == 'I eat pizzä\n'
 
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def test_generate_files_with_trailing_newline_forced_to_linux_by_context(tmp_pat
     assert newline_file.is_file()
     assert newline_file.exists()
 
-    with open(newline_file, encoding='utf-8', newline='') as f:
+    with Path(newline_file).open(encoding='utf-8', newline='') as f:
         simple_text = f.readline()
     assert simple_text == 'newline is LF\r\n'
     assert f.newlines == '\r\n'
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def test_generate_files_with_windows_newline(tmp_path):
     assert newline_file.is_file()
     assert newline_file.exists()
 
-    with open(newline_file, encoding='utf-8', newline='') as f:
+    with Path(newline_file).open(encoding='utf-8', newline='') as f:
         simple_text = f.readline()
     assert simple_text == 'newline is CRLF\r\n'
     assert f.newlines == '\r\n'
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def test_generate_files_with_windows_newline_forced_to_linux_by_context(tmp_path
     assert newline_file.is_file()
     assert newline_file.exists()
 
-    with open(newline_file, encoding='utf-8', newline='') as f:
+    with Path(newline_file).open(encoding='utf-8', newline='') as f:
         simple_text = f.readline()
 
     assert simple_text == 'newline is CRLF\n'
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ def test_generate_files_permissions(tmp_path):
         output_dir=tmp_path,
     )
 
-    assert Path(tmp_path, 'inputpermissions/simple.txt').exists()
     assert Path(tmp_path, 'inputpermissions/simple.txt').is_file()
 
     # Verify source simple.txt should still be 0o644
@@ -241,7 +240,7 @@ def test_generate_files_with_overwrite_if_exists_with_skip_if_file_exists(tmp_pa
     simple_with_new_line_file = Path(tmp_path, 'inputpizzä/simple-with-newline.txt')
 
     Path(tmp_path, 'inputpizzä').mkdir(parents=True)
-    with open(simple_file, 'w') as f:
+    with Path(simple_file).open('w') as f:
         f.write('temp')
 
     generate.generate_files(
@@ -257,7 +256,7 @@ def test_generate_files_with_overwrite_if_exists_with_skip_if_file_exists(tmp_pa
     assert Path(simple_with_new_line_file).is_file()
     assert Path(simple_with_new_line_file).exists()
 
-    simple_text = open(simple_file, encoding='utf-8').read()
+    simple_text = Path(simple_file).read_text(encoding='utf-8')
     assert simple_text == 'temp'
 
 
@@ -267,8 +266,7 @@ def test_generate_files_with_skip_if_file_exists(tmp_path):
     simple_with_new_line_file = Path(tmp_path, 'inputpizzä/simple-with-newline.txt')
 
     Path(tmp_path, 'inputpizzä').mkdir(parents=True)
-    with open(simple_file, 'w') as f:
-        f.write('temp')
+    Path(simple_file).write_text('temp')
 
     with pytest.raises(exceptions.OutputDirExistsException):
         generate.generate_files(
@@ -279,11 +277,10 @@ def test_generate_files_with_skip_if_file_exists(tmp_path):
         )
 
     assert Path(simple_file).is_file()
-    assert Path(simple_file).exists()
     assert not Path(simple_with_new_line_file).is_file()
     assert not Path(simple_with_new_line_file).exists()
 
-    simple_text = open(simple_file, encoding='utf-8').read()
+    simple_text = Path(simple_file).read_text(encoding='utf-8')
     assert simple_text == 'temp'
 
 
@@ -293,8 +290,7 @@ def test_generate_files_with_overwrite_if_exists(tmp_path):
     simple_with_new_line_file = Path(tmp_path, 'inputpizzä/simple-with-newline.txt')
 
     Path(tmp_path, 'inputpizzä').mkdir(parents=True)
-    with open(simple_file, 'w') as f:
-        f.write('temp')
+    Path(simple_file).write_text('temp')
 
     generate.generate_files(
         context={'cookiecutter': {'food': 'pizzä'}},
@@ -308,7 +304,7 @@ def test_generate_files_with_overwrite_if_exists(tmp_path):
     assert Path(simple_with_new_line_file).is_file()
     assert Path(simple_with_new_line_file).exists()
 
-    simple_text = open(simple_file, encoding='utf-8').read()
+    simple_text = Path(simple_file).read_text(encoding='utf-8')
     assert simple_text == 'I eat pizzä'
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_generate_hooks.py b/tests/test_generate_hooks.py
index 9624bb8ae..a57e0dbde 100644
--- a/tests/test_generate_hooks.py
+++ b/tests/test_generate_hooks.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import errno
 import os
 import sys
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ def test_run_failing_hook_removes_output_directory():
 
     hook_path = os.path.join(hooks_path, 'pre_gen_project.py')
 
-    with open(hook_path, 'w') as f:
+    with Path(hook_path).open('w') as f:
         f.write("#!/usr/bin/env python\n")
         f.write("import sys; sys.exit(1)\n")
 
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ def test_run_failing_hook_preserves_existing_output_directory():
 
     hook_path = os.path.join(hooks_path, 'pre_gen_project.py')
 
-    with open(hook_path, 'w') as f:
+    with Path(hook_path).open('w') as f:
         f.write("#!/usr/bin/env python\n")
         f.write("import sys; sys.exit(1)\n")
 
diff --git a/tests/test_hooks.py b/tests/test_hooks.py
index d214e714b..9abd66af2 100644
--- a/tests/test_hooks.py
+++ b/tests/test_hooks.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 """Tests for `cookiecutter.hooks` module."""
-import os
 import errno
+import os
 import stat
 import sys
 import textwrap
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -18,10 +19,9 @@ def make_test_repo(name, multiple_hooks=False):
     os.mkdir(hook_dir)
     os.mkdir(template)
 
-    with open(os.path.join(template, 'README.rst'), 'w') as f:
-        f.write("foo\n===\n\nbar\n")
+    Path(template, 'README.rst').write_text("foo\n===\n\nbar\n")
 
-    with open(os.path.join(hook_dir, 'pre_gen_project.py'), 'w') as f:
+    with Path(hook_dir, 'pre_gen_project.py').open('w') as f:
         f.write("#!/usr/bin/env python\n")
         f.write("# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-\n")
         f.write("from __future__ import print_function\n")
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def make_test_repo(name, multiple_hooks=False):
 
     if sys.platform.startswith('win'):
         post = 'post_gen_project.bat'
-        with open(os.path.join(hook_dir, post), 'w') as f:
+        with Path(hook_dir, post).open('w') as f:
             f.write("@echo off\n")
             f.write("\n")
             f.write("echo post generation hook\n")
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def make_test_repo(name, multiple_hooks=False):
     else:
         post = 'post_gen_project.sh'
         filename = os.path.join(hook_dir, post)
-        with open(filename, 'w') as f:
+        with Path(filename).open('w') as f:
             f.write("#!/bin/bash\n")
             f.write("\n")
             f.write("echo 'post generation hook';\n")
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def make_test_repo(name, multiple_hooks=False):
     if multiple_hooks:
         if sys.platform.startswith('win'):
             pre = 'pre_gen_project.bat'
-            with open(os.path.join(hook_dir, pre), 'w') as f:
+            with Path(hook_dir, pre).open('w') as f:
                 f.write("@echo off\n")
                 f.write("\n")
                 f.write("echo post generation hook\n")
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def make_test_repo(name, multiple_hooks=False):
         else:
             pre = 'pre_gen_project.sh'
             filename = os.path.join(hook_dir, pre)
-            with open(filename, 'w') as f:
+            with Path(filename).open('w') as f:
                 f.write("#!/bin/bash\n")
                 f.write("\n")
                 f.write("echo 'post generation hook';\n")
@@ -182,13 +182,13 @@ def test_run_script_with_context(self):
 
         if sys.platform.startswith('win'):
             post = 'post_gen_project.bat'
-            with open(os.path.join(self.hooks_path, post), 'w') as f:
+            with Path(self.hooks_path, post).open('w') as f:
                 f.write("@echo off\n")
                 f.write("\n")
                 f.write("echo post generation hook\n")
                 f.write("echo. >{{cookiecutter.file}}\n")
         else:
-            with open(hook_path, 'w') as fh:
+            with Path(hook_path).open('w') as fh:
                 fh.write("#!/bin/bash\n")
                 fh.write("\n")
                 fh.write("echo 'post generation hook';\n")
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ def test_run_failing_hook(self):
         hook_path = os.path.join(self.hooks_path, 'pre_gen_project.py')
         tests_dir = os.path.join(self.repo_path, 'input{{hooks}}')
 
-        with open(hook_path, 'w') as f:
+        with Path(hook_path).open('w') as f:
             f.write("#!/usr/bin/env python\n")
             f.write("import sys; sys.exit(1)\n")
 
diff --git a/tests/test_output_folder.py b/tests/test_output_folder.py
index 166a45005..00c4f7846 100644
--- a/tests/test_output_folder.py
+++ b/tests/test_output_folder.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 TestOutputFolder.test_output_folder
 """
 import os
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -32,11 +33,11 @@ def test_output_folder():
     something = """Hi!
 My name is Audrey Greenfeld.
 It is 2014."""
-    something2 = open('output_folder/something.txt').read()
+    something2 = Path('output_folder/something.txt').read_text()
     assert something == something2
 
     in_folder = "The color is green and the letter is D."
-    in_folder2 = open('output_folder/folder/in_folder.txt').read()
+    in_folder2 = Path('output_folder/folder/in_folder.txt').read_text()
     assert in_folder == in_folder2
 
     assert os.path.isdir('output_folder/im_a.dir')
diff --git a/tests/test_templates.py b/tests/test_templates.py
index 27f40428b..44b9475d2 100644
--- a/tests/test_templates.py
+++ b/tests/test_templates.py
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 Tests to ensure custom cookiecutter extensions are properly made available to
 pre- and post-gen hooks.
 """
-import codecs
-import os
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -31,12 +30,9 @@ def test_build_templates(template, output_dir):
         output_dir=output_dir,
     )
 
-    readme_file = os.path.join(project_dir, 'requirements.txt')
+    readme = Path(project_dir, 'requirements.txt').read_text()
 
-    with codecs.open(readme_file, encoding='utf8') as f:
-        readme = f.read().splitlines()
-
-    assert readme == [
+    assert readme.splitlines() == [
         "pip",
         "Click",
         "pytest",
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index 537f1017f..5e93d5ad4 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ def make_readonly(path):
 def test_force_delete(mocker, tmp_path):
     """Verify `utils.force_delete` makes files writable."""
     ro_file = Path(tmp_path, 'bar')
-
-    with open(ro_file, "w") as f:
-        f.write("Test data")
+    ro_file.write_text("Test data")
     make_readonly(ro_file)
 
     rmtree = mocker.Mock()
@@ -33,9 +31,9 @@ def test_force_delete(mocker, tmp_path):
 
 def test_rmtree(tmp_path):
     """Verify `utils.rmtree` remove files marked as read-only."""
-    with open(Path(tmp_path, 'bar'), "w") as f:
-        f.write("Test data")
-    make_readonly(Path(tmp_path, 'bar'))
+    file_path = Path(tmp_path, "bar")
+    file_path.write_text("Test data")
+    make_readonly(file_path)
 
     utils.rmtree(tmp_path)
 
diff --git a/tests/zipfile/test_unzip.py b/tests/zipfile/test_unzip.py
index 2bf58b00f..9d4448e59 100644
--- a/tests/zipfile/test_unzip.py
+++ b/tests/zipfile/test_unzip.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 """Tests for function unzip() from zipfile module."""
+import shutil
 import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
-import shutil
 
 from cookiecutter import zipfile
 from cookiecutter.exceptions import InvalidZipRepository
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@
 
 def mock_download():
     """Fake download function."""
-    with open('tests/files/fake-repo-tmpl.zip', 'rb') as zf:
+    with Path('tests/files/fake-repo-tmpl.zip').open('rb') as zf:
         chunk = zf.read(1024)
         while chunk:
             yield chunk
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ def mock_download():
 def mock_download_with_empty_chunks():
     """Fake download function."""
     yield
-    with open('tests/files/fake-repo-tmpl.zip', 'rb') as zf:
+    with Path('tests/files/fake-repo-tmpl.zip').open('rb') as zf:
         chunk = zf.read(1024)
         while chunk:
             yield chunk