1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lps_gen.py b/lps_gen.py
index 1a6fef6..13bf7a3 100644
--- a/lps_gen.py
+++ b/lps_gen.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import json
 import re
 import sys
 
+import pkg_resources as pkgr
 import pytz
 
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
@@ -92,6 +93,15 @@ def json_read(filename):
                       object_pairs_hook=OrderedDict)
 
 
+def template_read(name):
+    """Return template as `str`.
+    """
+    p = 'lpschedule_generator'
+    r = 'data/{}'.format(name)
+
+    return pkgr.resource_string(p, r).decode('utf-8')
+
+
 class LPiCal(object):
     """Used for producing iCal for LP schedule.
     """