def inc_convert(self, value):
        """Default converter for the inc:// protocol."""
        if not os.path.isabs(value):
            value = os.path.join(self.base, value)
        with codecs.open(value, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
            result = json.load(f)
        return result
Default converter for the inc:// protocol.
product/gradle-plugin/src/main/python/pip/_vendor/distlib/util.py