--- a/eric6/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsSubversion/subversion.py	Tue Oct 13 19:02:26 2020 +0200
+++ b/eric6/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsSubversion/subversion.py	Wed Oct 14 17:50:39 2020 +0200
@@ -2048,9 +2048,8 @@
             name2 = "{0} (rev. {1})".format(name, rev2)
         else:
             try:
-                f1 = open(name, "r", encoding="utf-8")
-                output2 = f1.read()
-                f1.close()
+                with open(name, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f1:
+                    output2 = f1.read()
                 name2 = name
             except IOError:
                 E5MessageBox.critical(