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 _swdb_group_install(self, group_id, pkg_types, pkgs):
        swdb_group = self._create_swdb_group(group_id, pkg_types, pkgs)

        if swdb_group is not None:
            self._base.history.group.install(swdb_group)