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 mkhead(repo: 'Repo', path: PathLike) -> 'Head':
    """:return: New branch/head instance"""
    return git.Head(repo, git.Head.to_full_path(path))