diff --git a/python-stdlib/tokenize/metadata.txt b/python-stdlib/tokenize/metadata.txt
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+srctype = micropython-lib
+type = module
+version = 1.0
+author = Andrew Leech
+long_desc = Minimal tokenize stub supporting open() in utf8 encoding.
diff --git a/python-stdlib/tokenize/tokenize.py b/python-stdlib/tokenize/tokenize.py
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+from builtins import open as _builtin_open
+
+
+def open(filename):
+    """Open a file in read only text mode using utf8.
+    """
+    return _builtin_open(filename, "r", encoding="utf8")
+