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_remove(self, group_id, pkg_types, pkgs):
        if not self._base.history.group.get(group_id):
            self._raise_or_warn(self._ignore_installed, _("Group id '%s' is not installed.") % group_id)
            return

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

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