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 activate(self, callingWindow, fullContext, mainItem, i):
        fitID = self.mainFrame.getActiveFit()
        Fit.getInstance().setAsPattern(fitID, mainItem)
        wx.PostEvent(self.mainFrame, GE.FitChanged(fitIDs=(fitID,)))