def read()

in setup.py [0:0]


def read(*filenames, **kwargs):
    encoding = kwargs.get("encoding", "utf-8")
    sep = kwargs.get("sep", os.linesep)
    buf = []
    for filename in filenames:
        with io.open(filename, encoding=encoding) as f:
            buf.append(f.read())
    return sep.join(buf)