code: def load(name_or_file):
      
      f = name_or_file
      opened = False
  
      if isinstance(name_or_file, basestring):
          f = open(name_or_file, 'rb')
          opened = True
      elif not hasattr(f, 'read'):
          raise ValueError('Readable stream expected')
  
      name, values = decode(f.read())
      s = SOL(name)
  
      for n, v in values.iteritems():
          s[n] = v
  
      if opened is True:
          f.close()
  
      return s
docs: Loads a sol file and returns a L{SOL} object.
  
      @param name_or_file: Name of file, or file-object.
      @type name_or_file: C{string}