parameters: (self, path, encoding=None)
return_statement: return str(b, encoding)
docstring: Read the template at the given path, and return it as a string.
docstring_summary: Read the template at the given path, and return it as a string.
docstring_tokens: Read the template at the given path and return it as a string .
function: def read(self, path, encoding=None):
          """
          Read the template at the given path, and return it as a string.
  
          """
          b = common.read(path)
  
          if encoding is None:
              encoding = self.file_encoding
  
          return str(b, encoding)
function_tokens: def read ( self , path , encoding = None ) : b = common . read ( path ) if encoding is None : encoding = self . file_encoding return str ( b , encoding )