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+#! /usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright 2014 Hamilton Kibbe <ham@hamiltonkib.be>
+
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
+def read(filename):
+    """ Read a gerber or excellon file and return a representative object.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    filename : string
+        Filename of the file to read.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    file : CncFile subclass
+        CncFile object representing the file, either GerberFile or
+        ExcellonFile. Returns None if file is not an Excellon or Gerber file.
+    """
+    import rs274x
+    import excellon
+    from utils import detect_file_format
+    fmt = detect_file_format(filename)
+    if fmt == 'rs274x':
+        return rs274x.read(filename)
+    elif fmt == 'excellon':
+        return excellon.read(filename)
+    else:
+        return None