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 write(self) -> None:  # type: ignore[override]
        rval: None = super(SubmoduleConfigParser, self).write()
        self.flush_to_index()
        return rval