Represents value as a string, allowing including text
        from nearest files using `file:` directive.

        Directive is sandboxed and won't reach anything outside
        directory with setup.py.

        Examples:
            file: README.rst, CHANGELOG.md, src/file.txt

        :param str value:
        :rtype: str

def _parse_file(cls, value):
        """Represents value as a string, allowing including text
        from nearest files using `file:` directive.

        Directive is sandboxed and won't reach anything outside
        directory with setup.py.

        Examples:
            file: README.rst, CHANGELOG.md, src/file.txt

        :param str value:
        :rtype: str
        """
        include_directive = 'file:'

        if not isinstance(value, string_types):
            return value

        if not value.startswith(include_directive):
            return value

        spec = value[len(include_directive):]
        filepaths = (os.path.abspath(path.strip()) for path in spec.split(','))
        return '\n'.join(
            cls._read_file(path)
            for path in filepaths
            if (cls._assert_local(path) or True)
            and os.path.isfile(path)
        )