code: def head(file_path, lines=10, encoding="utf-8", printed=True,
           errors='strict'):
      
      data = []
      with open(file_path, "rb") as f:
          for _ in range(lines):
              try:
                  if python_version >= (2, 7):
                      data.append(next(f).decode(encoding, errors=errors))
                  else:
                      data.append(next(f).decode(encoding))
              except StopIteration:
                  break
      if printed:
          print("".join(data))
      else:
          return data
docs: Read the first N lines of a file, defaults to 10
  
      :param file_path: Path to file to read
      :param lines: Number of lines to read in
      :param encoding: defaults to utf-8 to decode as, will fail on binary
      :param printed: Automatically print the lines instead of returning it
      :param errors: Decoding errors: 'strict', 'ignore' or 'replace'
      :return: if printed is false, the lines are returned as a list