def read(*parts):
    """
    Build an absolute path from *parts* and and return the contents of the
    resulting file.  Assume UTF-8 encoding.
    """
    with codecs.open(os.path.join(HERE, *parts), "rb", "utf-8") as f:
        return f.read()
def reset_snapshot_status(self, snapshot_id, status):
        """Reset the specified snapshot's status."""
        post_body = json.dumps({'os-reset_status': {"status": status}})
        resp, body = self.post('snapshots/%s/action' % snapshot_id, post_body)
        return resp, body