1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/paramiko/sftp_file.py b/paramiko/sftp_file.py
index 8c5c7aca..d4ecb89f 100644
--- a/paramiko/sftp_file.py
+++ b/paramiko/sftp_file.py
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ from paramiko.sftp_attr import SFTPAttributes
 class SFTPFile (BufferedFile):
     """
     Proxy object for a file on the remote server, in client mode SFTP.
+
+    Instances of this class may be used as context managers in the same way
+    that built-in Python file objects are.
     """
 
     # Some sftp servers will choke if you send read/write requests larger than
@@ -474,3 +477,9 @@ class SFTPFile (BufferedFile):
             x = self._saved_exception
             self._saved_exception = None
             raise x
+            
+    def __enter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):
+        self.close()