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 _try_write_with_flush(cls, fileobj, payload):
        """This method is here so that it can be patched to simulate write errors.

        This is because mock can't patch primitive objects like file objects.
        """
        fileobj.write(payload)
        fileobj.flush()