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 executemany(self, sql, param_list):
        result = self._no_monkey.executemany(self, sql, param_list)
        if transaction_states[self.db.alias] and is_sql_dirty(sql):
            transaction_states[self.db.alias].mark_dirty()
        return result