open a file in python

[jayshree]

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?