code: def Read(self):
      
      encoded_string = self._file_object.readline()
  
      if isinstance(encoded_string, py2to3.UNICODE_TYPE):
        return encoded_string
  
      try:
        string = codecs.decode(encoded_string, self._encoding, self._errors)
      except UnicodeDecodeError:
        if self._errors == 'strict':
          logger.error(
              'Unable to properly read input due to encoding error. '
              'Switching to error tolerant encoding which can result in '
              'non Basic Latin (C0) characters to be replaced with "?" or '
              '"\\ufffd".')
          self._errors = 'replace'
  
        string = codecs.decode(encoded_string, self._encoding, self._errors)
  
      return string
docs: Reads a string from the input.
  
      Returns:
        str: input.