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 _ignoring_sigint(self):
        with self._ignore_sigint_lock:
            self._check_sigint_gate_is_correct()
            self._threads_ignoring_sigint += 1
        try:
            yield
        finally:
            with self._ignore_sigint_lock:
                self._threads_ignoring_sigint -= 1
                self._check_sigint_gate_is_correct()