diff -r 09371221e59d Lib/multiprocessing/dummy/connection.py
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/dummy/connection.py	Thu May 22 19:45:39 2014 +0100
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/dummy/connection.py	Fri May 23 22:03:06 2014 +0100
@@ -59,9 +59,8 @@
             return True
         if timeout <= 0.0:
             return False
-        self._in.not_empty.acquire()
-        self._in.not_empty.wait(timeout)
-        self._in.not_empty.release()
+        with self._in.not_empty:
+            self._in.not_empty.wait(timeout)
         return self._in.qsize() > 0
 
     def close(self):
diff -r 09371221e59d Lib/multiprocessing/heap.py
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/heap.py	Thu May 22 19:45:39 2014 +0100
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/heap.py	Fri May 23 22:03:06 2014 +0100
@@ -216,9 +216,8 @@
         assert 0 <= size < sys.maxsize
         if os.getpid() != self._lastpid:
             self.__init__()                     # reinitialize after fork
-        self._lock.acquire()
-        self._free_pending_blocks()
-        try:
+        with self._lock:
+            self._free_pending_blocks()
             size = self._roundup(max(size,1), self._alignment)
             (arena, start, stop) = self._malloc(size)
             new_stop = start + size
@@ -227,8 +226,6 @@
             block = (arena, start, new_stop)
             self._allocated_blocks.add(block)
             return block
-        finally:
-            self._lock.release()
 
 #
 # Class representing a chunk of an mmap -- can be inherited by child process
diff -r 09371221e59d Lib/multiprocessing/managers.py
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/managers.py	Thu May 22 19:45:39 2014 +0100
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/managers.py	Fri May 23 22:03:06 2014 +0100
@@ -306,8 +306,7 @@
         '''
         Return some info --- useful to spot problems with refcounting
         '''
-        self.mutex.acquire()
-        try:
+        with self.mutex:
             result = []
             keys = list(self.id_to_obj.keys())
             keys.sort()
@@ -317,8 +316,6 @@
                                   (ident, self.id_to_refcount[ident],
                                    str(self.id_to_obj[ident][0])[:75]))
             return '\n'.join(result)
-        finally:
-            self.mutex.release()
 
     def number_of_objects(self, c):
         '''
@@ -343,8 +340,7 @@
         '''
         Create a new shared object and return its id
         '''
-        self.mutex.acquire()
-        try:
+        with self.mutex:
             callable, exposed, method_to_typeid, proxytype = \
                       self.registry[typeid]
 
@@ -374,8 +370,6 @@
             # has been created.
             self.incref(c, ident)
             return ident, tuple(exposed)
-        finally:
-            self.mutex.release()
 
     def get_methods(self, c, token):
         '''
@@ -392,22 +386,16 @@
         self.serve_client(c)
 
     def incref(self, c, ident):
-        self.mutex.acquire()
-        try:
+        with self.mutex:
             self.id_to_refcount[ident] += 1
-        finally:
-            self.mutex.release()
 
     def decref(self, c, ident):
-        self.mutex.acquire()
-        try:
+        with self.mutex:
             assert self.id_to_refcount[ident] >= 1
             self.id_to_refcount[ident] -= 1
             if self.id_to_refcount[ident] == 0:
                 del self.id_to_obj[ident], self.id_to_refcount[ident]
                 util.debug('disposing of obj with id %r', ident)
-        finally:
-            self.mutex.release()
 
 #
 # Class to represent state of a manager
@@ -671,14 +659,11 @@
 
     def __init__(self, token, serializer, manager=None,
                  authkey=None, exposed=None, incref=True):
-        BaseProxy._mutex.acquire()
-        try:
+        with BaseProxy._mutex:
             tls_idset = BaseProxy._address_to_local.get(token.address, None)
             if tls_idset is None:
                 tls_idset = util.ForkAwareLocal(), ProcessLocalSet()
                 BaseProxy._address_to_local[token.address] = tls_idset
-        finally:
-            BaseProxy._mutex.release()
 
         # self._tls is used to record the connection used by this
         # thread to communicate with the manager at token.address
diff -r 09371221e59d Lib/multiprocessing/pool.py
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/pool.py	Thu May 22 19:45:39 2014 +0100
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/pool.py	Fri May 23 22:03:06 2014 +0100
@@ -666,8 +666,7 @@
         return self
 
     def next(self, timeout=None):
-        self._cond.acquire()
-        try:
+        with self._cond:
             try:
                 item = self._items.popleft()
             except IndexError:
@@ -680,8 +679,6 @@
                     if self._index == self._length:
                         raise StopIteration
                     raise TimeoutError
-        finally:
-            self._cond.release()
 
         success, value = item
         if success:
@@ -691,8 +688,7 @@
     __next__ = next                    # XXX
 
     def _set(self, i, obj):
-        self._cond.acquire()
-        try:
+        with self._cond:
             if self._index == i:
                 self._items.append(obj)
                 self._index += 1
@@ -706,18 +702,13 @@
 
             if self._index == self._length:
                 del self._cache[self._job]
-        finally:
-            self._cond.release()
 
     def _set_length(self, length):
-        self._cond.acquire()
-        try:
+        with self._cond:
             self._length = length
             if self._index == self._length:
                 self._cond.notify()
                 del self._cache[self._job]
-        finally:
-            self._cond.release()
 
 #
 # Class whose instances are returned by `Pool.imap_unordered()`
@@ -726,15 +717,12 @@
 class IMapUnorderedIterator(IMapIterator):
 
     def _set(self, i, obj):
-        self._cond.acquire()
-        try:
+        with self._cond:
             self._items.append(obj)
             self._index += 1
             self._cond.notify()
             if self._index == self._length:
                 del self._cache[self._job]
-        finally:
-            self._cond.release()
 
 #
 #
@@ -760,10 +748,7 @@
     @staticmethod
     def _help_stuff_finish(inqueue, task_handler, size):
         # put sentinels at head of inqueue to make workers finish
-        inqueue.not_empty.acquire()
-        try:
+        with inqueue.not_empty:
             inqueue.queue.clear()
             inqueue.queue.extend([None] * size)
             inqueue.not_empty.notify_all()
-        finally:
-            inqueue.not_empty.release()
diff -r 09371221e59d Lib/multiprocessing/queues.py
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/queues.py	Thu May 22 19:45:39 2014 +0100
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/queues.py	Fri May 23 22:03:06 2014 +0100
@@ -81,14 +81,11 @@
         if not self._sem.acquire(block, timeout):
             raise Full
 
-        self._notempty.acquire()
-        try:
+        with self._notempty:
             if self._thread is None:
                 self._start_thread()
             self._buffer.append(obj)
             self._notempty.notify()
-        finally:
-            self._notempty.release()
 
     def get(self, block=True, timeout=None):
         if block and timeout is None:
@@ -201,12 +198,9 @@
     @staticmethod
     def _finalize_close(buffer, notempty):
         debug('telling queue thread to quit')
-        notempty.acquire()
-        try:
+        with notempty:
             buffer.append(_sentinel)
             notempty.notify()
-        finally:
-            notempty.release()
 
     @staticmethod
     def _feed(buffer, notempty, send_bytes, writelock, close, ignore_epipe):
@@ -295,35 +289,24 @@
         if not self._sem.acquire(block, timeout):
             raise Full
 
-        self._notempty.acquire()
-        self._cond.acquire()
-        try:
+        with self._notempty, self._cond:
             if self._thread is None:
                 self._start_thread()
             self._buffer.append(obj)
             self._unfinished_tasks.release()
             self._notempty.notify()
-        finally:
-            self._cond.release()
-            self._notempty.release()
 
     def task_done(self):
-        self._cond.acquire()
-        try:
+        with self._cond:
             if not self._unfinished_tasks.acquire(False):
                 raise ValueError('task_done() called too many times')
             if self._unfinished_tasks._semlock._is_zero():
                 self._cond.notify_all()
-        finally:
-            self._cond.release()
 
     def join(self):
-        self._cond.acquire()
-        try:
+        with self._cond:
             if not self._unfinished_tasks._semlock._is_zero():
                 self._cond.wait()
-        finally:
-            self._cond.release()
 
 #
 # Simplified Queue type -- really just a locked pipe
diff -r 09371221e59d Lib/multiprocessing/sharedctypes.py
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/sharedctypes.py	Thu May 22 19:45:39 2014 +0100
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/sharedctypes.py	Fri May 23 22:03:06 2014 +0100
@@ -188,6 +188,12 @@
         self.acquire = self._lock.acquire
         self.release = self._lock.release
 
+    def __enter__(self):
+        return self._lock.__enter__()
+
+    def __exit__(self, *args):
+        return self._lock.__exit__(*args)
+
     def __reduce__(self):
         assert_spawning(self)
         return synchronized, (self._obj, self._lock)
@@ -212,32 +218,20 @@
         return len(self._obj)
 
     def __getitem__(self, i):
-        self.acquire()
-        try:
+        with self:
             return self._obj[i]
-        finally:
-            self.release()
 
     def __setitem__(self, i, value):
-        self.acquire()
-        try:
+        with self:
             self._obj[i] = value
-        finally:
-            self.release()
 
     def __getslice__(self, start, stop):
-        self.acquire()
-        try:
+        with self:
             return self._obj[start:stop]
-        finally:
-            self.release()
 
     def __setslice__(self, start, stop, values):
-        self.acquire()
-        try:
+        with self:
             self._obj[start:stop] = values
-        finally:
-            self.release()
 
 
 class SynchronizedString(SynchronizedArray):
diff -r 09371221e59d Lib/multiprocessing/synchronize.py
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/synchronize.py	Thu May 22 19:45:39 2014 +0100
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/synchronize.py	Fri May 23 22:03:06 2014 +0100
@@ -337,34 +337,24 @@
         self._flag = ctx.Semaphore(0)
 
     def is_set(self):
-        self._cond.acquire()
-        try:
+        with self._cond:
             if self._flag.acquire(False):
                 self._flag.release()
                 return True
             return False
-        finally:
-            self._cond.release()
 
     def set(self):
-        self._cond.acquire()
-        try:
+        with self._cond:
             self._flag.acquire(False)
             self._flag.release()
             self._cond.notify_all()
-        finally:
-            self._cond.release()
 
     def clear(self):
-        self._cond.acquire()
-        try:
+        with self._cond:
             self._flag.acquire(False)
-        finally:
-            self._cond.release()
 
     def wait(self, timeout=None):
-        self._cond.acquire()
-        try:
+        with self._cond:
             if self._flag.acquire(False):
                 self._flag.release()
             else:
@@ -374,8 +364,6 @@
                 self._flag.release()
                 return True
             return False
-        finally:
-            self._cond.release()
 
 #
 # Barrier
diff -r 09371221e59d Lib/multiprocessing/util.py
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/util.py	Thu May 22 19:45:39 2014 +0100
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/util.py	Fri May 23 22:03:06 2014 +0100
@@ -327,6 +327,13 @@
         self.acquire = self._lock.acquire
         self.release = self._lock.release
 
+    def __enter__(self):
+        return self._lock.__enter__()
+
+    def __exit__(self, *args):
+        return self._lock.__exit__(*args)
+
+
 class ForkAwareLocal(threading.local):
     def __init__(self):
         register_after_fork(self, lambda obj : obj.__dict__.clear())