code: def load_without_asterisks(in_file, encoding="utf-8"):
      with open(in_file, encoding=encoding) as fin:
          new_lines = [
              x if x.find("********") < 0 else "\n"
              for x in fin.readlines()
          ]
      if len(new_lines) > 0 and not new_lines[-1].endswith("\n"):
          new_lines[-1] = new_lines[-1] + "\n"
      return new_lines
  
file_path: stanza/stanza/utils/datasets/constituency/convert_it_turin.py
imports: import glob
  import os
  import re
  import sys
  import stanza
  from stanza.models.constituency import parse_tree
  from stanza.models.constituency import tree_reader
label_desc: Use image node_id 1 for calling a global function with example usage: load_without_asterisks(in_file, encoding) and returns: new_lines