def load_data_file(filename, encoding='<STR_LIT:utf-8>'):
data = pkgutil.get_data(PACKAGE_NAME, os.path.join(DATA_DIR, filename))<EOL>return data.decode(encoding).splitlines()<EOL>
Load a data file and return it as a list of lines.

    Parameters:
        filename: The name of the file (no directories included).
        encoding: The file encoding. Defaults to utf-8.