code: def read(*filenames, **kwargs):
      encoding = kwargs.get("encoding", "utf-8")
      sep = kwargs.get("sep", "\n\n")
      buf = []
      for filename in filenames:
          with io.open(here(filename), encoding=encoding) as f:
              buf.append(f.read())
      return sep.join(buf)
  
file_path: stockstats/setup.py
imports: from setuptools import setup
  import io
  import re
  import os
label_desc: Use image node_id 3 for calling a global function with example usage: read() and returns: sep