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 serialize(self, value, display=False):
        if value is True:
            return "true"
        elif value in (False, None):
            return "false"
        else:
            raise ValueError(f"{value!r} is not a boolean")