code: def readme():
      
      path = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'README.rst'))
      handle = None
      try:
          handle = codecs.open(path, encoding='utf-8')
          return handle.read(131072)
      except IOError:
          return ''
      finally:
          getattr(handle, 'close', lambda: None)()
docs: Try to read README.rst or return empty string if failed.
  
      :return: File contents.
      :rtype: str