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Source code for galaxy.util.resources

try:
    from importlib.resources import files  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
except ImportError:
    # Python < 3.9
    from importlib_resources import files  # type: ignore[no-redef]


def resource_string(package_or_requirement, resource_name):
    """
    Return specified resource as a string.

    Replacement function for pkg_resources.resource_string, but returns unicode string instead of bytestring.
    """
    return files(package_or_requirement).joinpath(resource_name).read_text()