code: def read_proximity(self, timeout_sec=1):
          
          # Clear any interrupts.
          self._clear_interrupt(VCNL4010_INT_PROX_READY)
          # Call base class read_proximity and return result.
          return super(VCNL4010, self).read_proximity(timeout_sec)
docs: Read the sensor proximity and return it as an unsigned 16-bit value.
          The larger the value the closer an object is to the sensor.