code: def read_fakelc(fakelcfile):
      '''
      This just reads a pickled fake LC.
  
      Parameters
      ----------
  
      fakelcfile : str
          The fake LC file to read.
  
      Returns
      -------
  
      dict
          This returns an lcdict.
  
      '''
  
      try:
          with open(fakelcfile,'rb') as infd:
              lcdict = pickle.load(infd)
      except UnicodeDecodeError:
          with open(fakelcfile,'rb') as infd:
              lcdict = pickle.load(infd, encoding='latin1')
  
      return lcdicf read_fakelc(fakelcfile):
      '''
      This just reads a pickled fake LC.
  
      Parameters
      ----------
  
      fakelcfile : str
          The fake LC file to read.
  
      Returns
      -------
  
      dict
          This returns an lcdict.
  
      '''
  
      try:
          with open(fakelcfile,'rb') as infd:
              lcdict = pickle.load(infd)
      except UnicodeDecodeError:
          with open(fakelcfile,'rb') as infd:
              lcdict = pickle.load(infd, encoding='latin1')
  
      return lcdict
docs: This just reads a pickled fake LC.
  
      Parameters
      ----------
  
      fakelcfile : str
          The fake LC file to read.
  
      Returns
      -------
  
      dict
          This returns an lcdict.