code: def read(scope, filename):
      
      with open(filename[0], 'r') as fp:
          lines = fp.readlines()
      scope.define(__response__=lines)
      return lines
docs: Reads the given file and returns the result.
      The result is also stored in the built-in __response__ variable.
  
      :type  filename: string
      :param filename: A filename.
      :rtype:  string
      :return: The content of the file.