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 line(self, x, y, length, horizontal):
		if horizontal:
			self.board[y,x:x+length] = self.color
		else:
			self.board[y:y+length,x] = self.color