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 mmf(f, title='', ax=0):
    """plot magnetomotive force (mmf) of winding"""
    if ax == 0:
        ax = plt.gca()
    if title:
        ax.set_title(title)
    ax.plot(np.array(f['pos'])/np.pi*180, f['mmf'])
    ax.plot(np.array(f['pos_fft'])/np.pi*180, f['mmf_fft'])
    ax.set_xlabel('Position / Deg')

    phi = [f['alfa0']/np.pi*180, f['alfa0']/np.pi*180]
    y = [min(f['mmf_fft']), 1.1*max(f['mmf_fft'])]
    ax.plot(phi, y, '--')
    alfa0 = round(f['alfa0']/np.pi*180, 3)
    ax.text(phi[0]/2, y[0]+0.05, f"{alfa0}°",
            ha="center", va="bottom")
    ax.annotate(f"", xy=(phi[0], y[0]),
                xytext=(0, y[0]), arrowprops=dict(arrowstyle="->"))
    ax.grid()