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 deserialize(self, value):
        value = decode(value).strip()
        validators.validate_required(value, self._required)
        if not value:
            return None
        validators.validate_choice(value, self._choices)
        return value