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 __init__(self, region, name, retention_in_days=7):
    super(LogGroup, self).__init__()
    self.region = region
    self.name = name
    self.retention_in_days = retention_in_days