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 _lastExpect(self):
        constructLine = self.previousExpectLine
        if self._connection is not None and isinstance(self._connection.before, str):
            constructLine += self._connection.before
        if self._connection is not None and isinstance(self._connection.after, str):
            constructLine += self._connection.after
        return  constructLine