code: def read(rel_path):
      here = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
      with codecs.open(os.path.join(here, rel_path), "r") as fp:
          return fp.read()
  
imports: import setuptools
  import codecs
  import os.path
  from collections import defaultdict
label_desc: Use image node_id 1 for calling a global function with example usage: read(rel_path) and returns: fp