def read_file(filename):
    """Read a file into a string"""
    path = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
    filepath = os.path.join(path, filename)
    try:
        return open(filepath).read()
    except __HOLE__:
        return ''

# Use the docstring of the __init__ file to be the description
dataset/ETHPy150Open antoinemartin/django-windows-tools/setup.py/read_file