open a file in python

[jayshree]

On Jul 27, 2:55 pm, "Diez B. Roggisch" <de... at nospam.web.de> wrote:
> jayshree wrote:
> > On Jul 27, 1:09 pm, Kushal Kumaran <kushal.kumaran+pyt... at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >> On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 12:58 PM, jayshree<jayshree06c... at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > pk = open('/home/jayshree/my_key.public.pem' , 'rb').read()
>
> >> > Please tell me how to open a file placed in any directory or in same
> >> > directory.
>
> >> > After opening this file i want to use the contain (public key ) for
> >> > encryption
>
> >> Does the code you've put into your message not read that file?  If you
> >> get an exception, copy-paste in the traceback message you get into
> >> your mail.
>
> >> --
> >> kushal
>
> >     try:
> >         pk = open('/home/jayshree/my_key.public.pem' , 'rb').read()
> >     except IOError:
> >         print "Error: can\'t find file or read data"
> >     else:
> >         print "reading from file successfully"
>
> >>Still no error it gives .what to do?
>
> Erm - so it doesn't give an error - which means you have successfully opened
> a file, and read it's contents.
>
> So what exactly is your problem?
>
> Diez- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

> The Exact Problem is how to use the key containing by .pem file for 'encryption' .
>can i print the contents of the .pem file

see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1176864/problem-with-the-pem-file