1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/tests/support.py b/tests/support.py
index fe381f5..9e02a28 100644
--- a/tests/support.py
+++ b/tests/support.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import os
 
 
-def open_file(filename):
-    ''' Load a file from the fixtures directory. '''
-    path = 'fixtures/' + filename
-    if ('tests' in os.listdir('.')):
-        path = 'tests/' + path
-    return open(path, mode='rb')
+def open_file(filename, mode='rb'):
+    """
+    Load a file from the fixtures directory.
+    """
+    path = os.path.join('fixtures', filename)
+    if 'tests' in os.listdir('.'):
+        path = os.path.join('tests', path)
+    return open(path, mode=mode)