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 reorder_item(self, item, new_position):
    orig_position = self._get_item_position(item)
    processed_new_position = super().reorder_item(item, new_position)