diff --git a/scripts/generate_test_result.py b/scripts/generate_test_result.py
index 5c42d40b..8a029fb2 100755
--- a/scripts/generate_test_result.py
+++ b/scripts/generate_test_result.py
@@ -185,23 +185,18 @@ def main():
     args.sub = extr.subcategory
     args.base = extr.basecategory
 
-    path = util.path("test", "results", f"{args.cat}.py")
-    with util.open(path) as fp:
-        lines = fp.readlines()
-
     LOG.info("Collecting data for '%s'", args.url)
     result = generate_test_result(args)
 
-    LOG.info("Writing '%s' results to '%s'", args.url, util.trim(path))
-    insert_test_result(args, result, lines)
-
-    with util.lazy(path) as fp:
-        fp.writelines(lines)
+    path = util.path("test", "results", f"{args.cat}.py")
+    path_tr = util.trim(path)
+    LOG.info("Writing '%s' results to '%s'", args.url, path_tr)
+    with util.lines(path) as lines:
+        insert_test_result(args, result, lines)
 
     if args.git:
-        path = util.trim(path)
-        LOG.info("git add %s", path)
-        util.git("add", "--", path)
+        LOG.info("git add %s", path_tr)
+        util.git("add", "--", path_tr)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/scripts/init.py b/scripts/init.py
index 98bfad63..64ac07bc 100755
--- a/scripts/init.py
+++ b/scripts/init.py
@@ -47,13 +47,9 @@ def init_extractor(args):
         LOG.info(util.trim(path))
 
         if lines:
-            with util.open(path) as fp:
-                lines = fp.readlines()
-            if func(args, lines):
-                with util.lazy(path) as fp:
-                    fp.writelines(lines)
-            else:
-                LOG.warning("'%s' already present", category)
+            with util.lines(path) as lines:
+                if not func(args, lines):
+                    LOG.warning("'%s' already present", category)
         else:
             try:
                 with util.open(path, args.open_mode) as fp:
diff --git a/scripts/util.py b/scripts/util.py
index 4e57d493..b077f5c9 100644
--- a/scripts/util.py
+++ b/scripts/util.py
@@ -64,3 +64,21 @@ class lazy():
         else:
             # only update atime and mtime
             os.utime(self.path)
+
+
+class lines():
+
+    def __init__(self, path, lazy=True):
+        self.path = path
+        self.lazy = lazy
+        self.lines = ()
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        with open(self.path) as fp:
+            self.lines = lines = fp.readlines()
+        return lines
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback):
+        ctx = lazy(self.path) if self.lazy else open(self.path, "w")
+        with ctx as fp:
+            fp.writelines(self.lines)