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 ngettext(self, singular: str, plural: str, lang: str = None, n=1):
        """
        Plural translations
        """
        if lang is None:
            lang = self.context_lang.get()

        if lang not in self.translations:
            if n == 1:
                return singular
            return plural

        translator = self.translations[lang]
        return translator.ngettext(singular, plural, n)