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 peirce_skill_score(self):
        """
        Multiclass Peirce Skill Score (also Hanssen and Kuipers score, True Skill Score)
        """
        n = float(self.table.sum())
        nf = self.table.sum(axis=1)
        no = self.table.sum(axis=0)
        correct = float(self.table.trace())
        return (correct / n - (nf * no).sum() / n ** 2) / (1 - (no * no).sum() / n ** 2)