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 expiration_datetime(self):
        """Datetime that the verification will expire. """
        days_good_for = settings.VERIFY_STUDENT["DAYS_GOOD_FOR"]
        return self.created_at + timedelta(days=days_good_for)