diff --git a/tools/python/jwutils/stree/serdes.py b/tools/python/jwutils/stree/serdes.py
index 6c69084..b47db38 100644
--- a/tools/python/jwutils/stree/serdes.py
+++ b/tools/python/jwutils/stree/serdes.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-import os
+import os, glob
 
 from jwutils.stree.StringTree import *
 from jwutils.log import *
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def parse(s: str, allow_full_lines: bool=True, root_content: str='root') -> Stri
         root.add(sec + '.' + cleanup_string(lhs), cleanup_string(rhs), split=split)
     return root
 
-def _read_lines(path: str, throw=True, level=0, log_prio=INFO, paths_buf=None):
+def _read_lines_from_one_path(path: str, throw=True, level=0, log_prio=INFO, paths_buf=None):
     try:
         with open(path, 'r') as infile:
             slog(log_prio, 'Reading {}"{}"'.format(' ' * level * 2, path))
@@ -102,7 +102,17 @@ def _read_lines(path: str, throw=True, level=0, log_prio=INFO, paths_buf=None):
         slog(DEBUG, msg)
     return None
 
+def _read_lines(path: str, throw=True, level=0, log_prio=INFO, paths_buf=None):
+    paths = glob.glob(path)
+    ret = []
+    for p in paths:
+        rr = _read_lines_from_one_path(p, throw=throw, level=level, log_prio=log_prio, paths_buf=paths_buf)
+        if rr is None:
+            return None
+        ret.extend(rr)
+    return ret
+
 def read(path: str, root_content: str='root', log_prio=INFO, paths_buf=None) -> StringTree: # export
-    lines = _read_lines(path, log_prio=log_prio, paths_buf=paths_buf)
+    lines = _read_lines_from_one_path(path, log_prio=log_prio, paths_buf=paths_buf)
     s = ''.join(lines)
     return parse(s, root_content=root_content)