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 files(self):
        """Explicitly listed files or patterns or roots:
        if no patterns or .always(): empty list,
        if exact: list exact files,
        if not .anypats(): list all files and dirs,
        else: optimal roots"""
        return self._files