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 __init__(self, backendsdialog):
        """
        Constructor, just initializes the gtk widgets

        @param backends: a reference to the dialog in which this is
        loaded
        """
        super().__init__()
        self.dialog = backendsdialog
        self.req = backendsdialog.get_requester()
        self._init_liststore()
        self._init_renderers()
        self._init_signals()
        self.refresh()