Added optional encoding argument to Reader.read().

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/pystache/reader.py b/pystache/reader.py
index 4a2ec10..7477794 100644
--- a/pystache/reader.py
+++ b/pystache/reader.py
@@ -42,14 +42,17 @@ class Reader(object):
         self.decode_errors = decode_errors
         self.encoding = encoding
 
-    def read(self, path):
+    def read(self, path, encoding=None):
         """
         Read the template at the given path, and return it as a unicode string.
 
         """
+        if encoding is None:
+            encoding = self.encoding
+
         with open(path, 'r') as f:
             text = f.read()
 
-        text = unicode(text, self.encoding, self.decode_errors)
+        text = unicode(text, encoding, self.decode_errors)
 
         return text