code: def include_file(self, path, include_dirs = []):
          if self.include_includes:
              if self.debug: print("------------------                   Including a file: %s"%path)
              inc_dirs = include_dirs if include_dirs else self.include_dirs
              parser = LEMSFileParser(self, inc_dirs, self.include_includes)
              if os.access(path, os.F_OK):
                  if not path in self.included_files:
                      parser.parse(open(path).read()) 
                      self.included_files.append(path)
                      return
                  else:
                      if self.debug: print("Already included: %s"%path)
                      return
              else:
                  for inc_dir in inc_dirs:
                      new_path = (inc_dir + '/' + path)
                      if os.access(new_path, os.F_OK):
                          if not new_path in self.included_files:
                              parser.parse(open(new_path).read())
                              self.included_files.append(new_path)
                              return
                          else:
                              if self.debug: print("Already included: %s"%path)
                              return
              msg = 'Unable to open ' + path
              if self.fail_on_missing_includes:
                  raise Exception(msg)
              elif self.debug: 
                  print(msg)