parameters: (self, offset: int, length: int, pad: bool = False)
return_statement: return data
docstring: Reads from the file at offset for length.
docstring_summary: Reads from the file at offset for length.
docstring_tokens: Reads from the file at offset for length .
function: def read(self, offset: int, length: int, pad: bool = False) -> bytes:
          """Reads from the file at offset for length."""
          if not self.is_valid(offset, length):
              invalid_address = offset
              if self.minimum_address < offset <= self.maximum_address:
                  invalid_address = self.maximum_address + 1
              raise exceptions.InvalidAddressException(self.name, invalid_address,
                                                       "Offset outside of the buffer boundaries")
  
          # TODO: implement locking for multi-threading
          with self._lock:
              self._file.seek(offset)
              data = self._file.read(length)
  
          if len(data) < length:
              if pad:
                  data += (b"\x00" * (length - len(data)))
              else:
                  raise exceptions.InvalidAddressException(
                      self.name, offset + len(data), "Could not read sufficient bytes from the " + self.name + " file")
          return data
function_tokens: def read ( self , offset : int , length : int , pad : bool = False ) -> bytes : if not self . is_valid ( offset , length ) : invalid_address = offset if self . minimum_address < offset <= self . maximum_address : invalid_address = self . maximum_address + 1 raise exceptions . InvalidAddressException ( self . name , invalid_address , "Offset outside of the buffer boundaries" ) # TODO: implement locking for multi-threading with self . _lock : self . _file . seek ( offset ) data = self . _file . read ( length ) if len ( data ) < length : if pad : data += ( b"\x00" * ( length - len ( data ) ) ) else : raise exceptions . InvalidAddressException ( self . name , offset + len ( data ) , "Could not read sufficient bytes from the " + self . name + " file" ) return data