code: def load_data_file(filename, encoding='utf-8'):
      
      data = pkgutil.get_data(PACKAGE_NAME, os.path.join(DATA_DIR, filename))
      return data.decode(encoding).splitlines()
docs: Load a data file and return it as a list of lines.
  
      Parameters:
          filename: The name of the file (no directories included).
          encoding: The file encoding. Defaults to utf-8.