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 animate_cluster_allocation(data, observer, animation_velocity = 75, movie_fps = 1, save_movie = None):
        """!
        @brief Animates clustering process that is performed by EM algorithm.