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 gpio_init(pin, output):
  try:
    with open(f"/sys/class/gpio/gpio{pin}/direction", 'wb') as f:
      f.write(b"out" if output else b"in")
  except Exception as e:
    print(f"Failed to set gpio {pin} direction: {e}")