diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pep277.py b/Lib/test/test_pep277.py
index 6c833a8..98c716b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pep277.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pep277.py
@@ -158,17 +158,11 @@
     def test_directory(self):
         dirname = os.path.join(support.TESTFN, 'Gr\xfc\xdf-\u66e8\u66e9\u66eb')
         filename = '\xdf-\u66e8\u66e9\u66eb'
-        oldwd = os.getcwd()
-        os.mkdir(dirname)
-        os.chdir(dirname)
-        try:
+        with support.temp_cwd(dirname):
             with open(filename, 'wb') as f:
                 f.write((filename + '\n').encode("utf-8"))
             os.access(filename,os.R_OK)
             os.remove(filename)
-        finally:
-            os.chdir(oldwd)
-            os.rmdir(dirname)
 
 
 class UnicodeNFCFileTests(UnicodeFileTests):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_posixpath.py b/Lib/test/test_posixpath.py
index ec2fbae..1d4596e 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_posixpath.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_posixpath.py
@@ -328,7 +328,6 @@
         # Bug #930024, return the path unchanged if we get into an infinite
         # symlink loop.
         try:
-            old_path = abspath('.')
             os.symlink(ABSTFN, ABSTFN)
             self.assertEqual(realpath(ABSTFN), ABSTFN)
 
@@ -354,10 +353,9 @@
             self.assertEqual(realpath(ABSTFN+"c"), ABSTFN+"c")
 
             # Test using relative path as well.
-            os.chdir(dirname(ABSTFN))
-            self.assertEqual(realpath(basename(ABSTFN)), ABSTFN)
+            with support.change_cwd(dirname(ABSTFN)):
+                self.assertEqual(realpath(basename(ABSTFN)), ABSTFN)
         finally:
-            os.chdir(old_path)
             support.unlink(ABSTFN)
             support.unlink(ABSTFN+"1")
             support.unlink(ABSTFN+"2")
@@ -385,7 +383,6 @@
     @skip_if_ABSTFN_contains_backslash
     def test_realpath_deep_recursion(self):
         depth = 10
-        old_path = abspath('.')
         try:
             os.mkdir(ABSTFN)
             for i in range(depth):
@@ -394,10 +391,9 @@
             self.assertEqual(realpath(ABSTFN + '/%d' % depth), ABSTFN)
 
             # Test using relative path as well.
-            os.chdir(ABSTFN)
-            self.assertEqual(realpath('%d' % depth), ABSTFN)
+            with support.change_cwd(ABSTFN):
+                self.assertEqual(realpath('%d' % depth), ABSTFN)
         finally:
-            os.chdir(old_path)
             for i in range(depth + 1):
                 support.unlink(ABSTFN + '/%d' % i)
             safe_rmdir(ABSTFN)
@@ -411,15 +407,13 @@
         # /usr/doc with 'doc' being a symlink to /usr/share/doc. We call
         # realpath("a"). This should return /usr/share/doc/a/.
         try:
-            old_path = abspath('.')
             os.mkdir(ABSTFN)
             os.mkdir(ABSTFN + "/y")
             os.symlink(ABSTFN + "/y", ABSTFN + "/k")
 
-            os.chdir(ABSTFN + "/k")
-            self.assertEqual(realpath("a"), ABSTFN + "/y/a")
+            with support.change_cwd(ABSTFN + "/k"):
+                self.assertEqual(realpath("a"), ABSTFN + "/y/a")
         finally:
-            os.chdir(old_path)
             support.unlink(ABSTFN + "/k")
             safe_rmdir(ABSTFN + "/y")
             safe_rmdir(ABSTFN)
@@ -436,7 +430,6 @@
         # and a symbolic link 'link-y' pointing to 'y' in directory 'a',
         # then realpath("link-y/..") should return 'k', not 'a'.
         try:
-            old_path = abspath('.')
             os.mkdir(ABSTFN)
             os.mkdir(ABSTFN + "/k")
             os.mkdir(ABSTFN + "/k/y")
@@ -445,11 +438,10 @@
             # Absolute path.
             self.assertEqual(realpath(ABSTFN + "/link-y/.."), ABSTFN + "/k")
             # Relative path.
-            os.chdir(dirname(ABSTFN))
-            self.assertEqual(realpath(basename(ABSTFN) + "/link-y/.."),
-                             ABSTFN + "/k")
+            with support.change_cwd(dirname(ABSTFN)):
+                self.assertEqual(realpath(basename(ABSTFN) + "/link-y/.."),
+                                 ABSTFN + "/k")
         finally:
-            os.chdir(old_path)
             support.unlink(ABSTFN + "/link-y")
             safe_rmdir(ABSTFN + "/k/y")
             safe_rmdir(ABSTFN + "/k")
@@ -463,17 +455,14 @@
         # must be resolved too.
 
         try:
-            old_path = abspath('.')
             os.mkdir(ABSTFN)
             os.mkdir(ABSTFN + "/k")
             os.symlink(ABSTFN, ABSTFN + "link")
-            os.chdir(dirname(ABSTFN))
-
-            base = basename(ABSTFN)
-            self.assertEqual(realpath(base + "link"), ABSTFN)
-            self.assertEqual(realpath(base + "link/k"), ABSTFN + "/k")
+            with support.change_cwd(dirname(ABSTFN)):
+                base = basename(ABSTFN)
+                self.assertEqual(realpath(base + "link"), ABSTFN)
+                self.assertEqual(realpath(base + "link/k"), ABSTFN + "/k")
         finally:
-            os.chdir(old_path)
             support.unlink(ABSTFN + "link")
             safe_rmdir(ABSTFN + "/k")
             safe_rmdir(ABSTFN)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_py_compile.py b/Lib/test/test_py_compile.py
index 1abea27..c1fd4f6 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_py_compile.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_py_compile.py
@@ -63,11 +63,9 @@
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(self.cache_path))
 
     def test_cwd(self):
-        cwd = os.getcwd()
-        os.chdir(self.directory)
-        py_compile.compile(os.path.basename(self.source_path),
-                           os.path.basename(self.pyc_path))
-        os.chdir(cwd)
+        with support.change_cwd(self.directory):
+            py_compile.compile(os.path.basename(self.source_path),
+                               os.path.basename(self.pyc_path))
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(self.pyc_path))
         self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(self.cache_path))
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_shutil.py b/Lib/test/test_shutil.py
index ca2bfc4..f2548dc 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_shutil.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_shutil.py
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 import functools
 import subprocess
 from contextlib import ExitStack
-from test import support
-from test.support import TESTFN
 from os.path import splitdrive
 from distutils.spawn import find_executable, spawn
 from shutil import (_make_tarball, _make_zipfile, make_archive,
@@ -968,12 +966,8 @@
         base_name = os.path.join(tmpdir2, 'archive')
 
         # working with relative paths to avoid tar warnings
-        old_dir = os.getcwd()
-        os.chdir(tmpdir)
-        try:
+        with support.change_cwd(tmpdir):
             _make_tarball(splitdrive(base_name)[1], '.')
-        finally:
-            os.chdir(old_dir)
 
         # check if the compressed tarball was created
         tarball = base_name + '.tar.gz'
@@ -981,12 +975,8 @@
 
         # trying an uncompressed one
         base_name = os.path.join(tmpdir2, 'archive')
-        old_dir = os.getcwd()
-        os.chdir(tmpdir)
-        try:
+        with support.change_cwd(tmpdir):
             _make_tarball(splitdrive(base_name)[1], '.', compress=None)
-        finally:
-            os.chdir(old_dir)
         tarball = base_name + '.tar'
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(tarball))
 
@@ -1018,12 +1008,8 @@
                          'Need the tar command to run')
     def test_tarfile_vs_tar(self):
         tmpdir, tmpdir2, base_name =  self._create_files()
-        old_dir = os.getcwd()
-        os.chdir(tmpdir)
-        try:
+        with support.change_cwd(tmpdir):
             _make_tarball(base_name, 'dist')
-        finally:
-            os.chdir(old_dir)
 
         # check if the compressed tarball was created
         tarball = base_name + '.tar.gz'
@@ -1033,14 +1019,10 @@
         tarball2 = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'archive2.tar.gz')
         tar_cmd = ['tar', '-cf', 'archive2.tar', 'dist']
         gzip_cmd = ['gzip', '-f9', 'archive2.tar']
-        old_dir = os.getcwd()
-        os.chdir(tmpdir)
-        try:
+        with support.change_cwd(tmpdir):
             with captured_stdout() as s:
                 spawn(tar_cmd)
                 spawn(gzip_cmd)
-        finally:
-            os.chdir(old_dir)
 
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(tarball2))
         # let's compare both tarballs
@@ -1048,23 +1030,15 @@
 
         # trying an uncompressed one
         base_name = os.path.join(tmpdir2, 'archive')
-        old_dir = os.getcwd()
-        os.chdir(tmpdir)
-        try:
+        with support.change_cwd(tmpdir):
             _make_tarball(base_name, 'dist', compress=None)
-        finally:
-            os.chdir(old_dir)
         tarball = base_name + '.tar'
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(tarball))
 
         # now for a dry_run
         base_name = os.path.join(tmpdir2, 'archive')
-        old_dir = os.getcwd()
-        os.chdir(tmpdir)
-        try:
+        with support.change_cwd(tmpdir):
             _make_tarball(base_name, 'dist', compress=None, dry_run=True)
-        finally:
-            os.chdir(old_dir)
         tarball = base_name + '.tar'
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(tarball))
 
@@ -1124,15 +1098,11 @@
     @unittest.skipUnless(UID_GID_SUPPORT, "Requires grp and pwd support")
     def test_tarfile_root_owner(self):
         tmpdir, tmpdir2, base_name =  self._create_files()
-        old_dir = os.getcwd()
-        os.chdir(tmpdir)
         group = grp.getgrgid(0)[0]
         owner = pwd.getpwuid(0)[0]
-        try:
+        with support.change_cwd(tmpdir):
             archive_name = _make_tarball(base_name, 'dist', compress=None,
                                          owner=owner, group=group)
-        finally:
-            os.chdir(old_dir)
 
         # check if the compressed tarball was created
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(archive_name))
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py b/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
index 3591b5e..e1b8c36 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
@@ -317,11 +317,8 @@
         # Normalize an expected cwd (for Tru64 support).
         # We can't use os.path.realpath since it doesn't expand Tru64 {memb}
         # strings.  See bug #1063571.
-        original_cwd = os.getcwd()
-        os.chdir(cwd)
-        cwd = os.getcwd()
-        os.chdir(original_cwd)
-        return cwd
+        with support.change_cwd(cwd):
+            return os.getcwd()
 
     # For use in the test_cwd* tests below.
     def _split_python_path(self):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_sysconfig.py b/Lib/test/test_sysconfig.py
index 804c446..8ed729a 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_sysconfig.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_sysconfig.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from copy import copy
 
 from test.support import (run_unittest, TESTFN, unlink, check_warnings,
-                          captured_stdout, skip_unless_symlink)
+                          captured_stdout, skip_unless_symlink, change_cwd)
 
 import sysconfig
 from sysconfig import (get_paths, get_platform, get_config_vars,
@@ -361,12 +361,8 @@
         # srcdir should be independent of the current working directory
         # See Issues #15322, #15364.
         srcdir = sysconfig.get_config_var('srcdir')
-        cwd = os.getcwd()
-        try:
-            os.chdir('..')
+        with change_cwd(os.pardir):
             srcdir2 = sysconfig.get_config_var('srcdir')
-        finally:
-            os.chdir(cwd)
         self.assertEqual(srcdir, srcdir2)
 
     @unittest.skipIf(sysconfig.get_config_var('EXT_SUFFIX') is None,
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_tarfile.py b/Lib/test/test_tarfile.py
index 8ab7575..3091ce7 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_tarfile.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_tarfile.py
@@ -1104,10 +1104,8 @@
             self.assertEqual(tar.getnames(), [],
                     "added the archive to itself")
 
-            cwd = os.getcwd()
-            os.chdir(TEMPDIR)
-            tar.add(dstname)
-            os.chdir(cwd)
+            with support.change_cwd(TEMPDIR):
+                tar.add(dstname)
             self.assertEqual(tar.getnames(), [],
                     "added the archive to itself")
         finally:
@@ -1264,9 +1262,7 @@
 
     def test_cwd(self):
         # Test adding the current working directory.
-        cwd = os.getcwd()
-        os.chdir(TEMPDIR)
-        try:
+        with support.change_cwd(TEMPDIR):
             tar = tarfile.open(tmpname, self.mode)
             try:
                 tar.add(".")
@@ -1280,8 +1276,6 @@
                         self.assertTrue(t.name.startswith("./"), t.name)
             finally:
                 tar.close()
-        finally:
-            os.chdir(cwd)
 
     def test_open_nonwritable_fileobj(self):
         for exctype in OSError, EOFError, RuntimeError:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_unicode_file.py b/Lib/test/test_unicode_file.py
index faa8da3..e4709a1 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_unicode_file.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_unicode_file.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import unicodedata
 
 import unittest
-from test.support import (run_unittest, rmtree,
+from test.support import (run_unittest, rmtree, change_cwd,
     TESTFN_ENCODING, TESTFN_UNICODE, TESTFN_UNENCODABLE, create_empty_file)
 
 if not os.path.supports_unicode_filenames:
@@ -82,13 +82,11 @@
         self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(filename2 + '.new'))
 
     def _do_directory(self, make_name, chdir_name):
-        cwd = os.getcwd()
         if os.path.isdir(make_name):
             rmtree(make_name)
         os.mkdir(make_name)
         try:
-            os.chdir(chdir_name)
-            try:
+            with change_cwd(chdir_name):
                 cwd_result = os.getcwd()
                 name_result = make_name
 
@@ -96,8 +94,6 @@
                 name_result = unicodedata.normalize("NFD", name_result)
 
                 self.assertEqual(os.path.basename(cwd_result),name_result)
-            finally:
-                os.chdir(cwd)
         finally:
             os.rmdir(make_name)