def read_from_file(file_path, encoding="<STR_LIT:utf-8>"):
with codecs.open(file_path, "<STR_LIT:r>", encoding) as f:<EOL><INDENT>return f.read()<EOL><DEDENT>
Read helper method

:type file_path: str|unicode
:type encoding: str|unicode
:rtype: str|unicode