How can I get the .img file from the path directory in python?

Question

I have a file with the extension of .img ,in this path of my OS /home/amanda/workspace/FX36.img . I dont know how can I access that file.img in python and use this file.img as a body in my code.

        js_body = dict()
        file_path ="/home/amanda/workspace/FX36.img"
        img=open(file_path ,"r")
        js_body["File"] = img
        js_res = self._post(rest_uri, js_body)
        return js_res

I dont know what should I put instead of

img=open(file_path ,"r")

till I have

js_body["File"] = FX36.img

I will be grateful if someone could help me.

Answer 1

img=open(file_path ,"r")

It only creates the stream. You need to call method read() to get actual content.

img = open(file_path, 'r').read()

If you want bytes use rb flag instead.

img_bytes = open(file_path, 'rb').read()

You also need to dispose the opened stream.

with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
    img = file.read()

I'd also advise against using raw paths in code. It'll crash on any OS, which uses different path conventions. Use pathlib instead.