get_text_from_file

get_text_from_file.py

def get_text_from_file(file_path):
    value = None
    try: 
        with open(file_path, mode='r') as file:
            value = file.read()
    except UnicodeDecodeError:
        try: 
            with open(file_path, mode='rb') as file:
                value = file.read()
        except: 
            raise ValueError('Cannot read binary file {0}'.format(file_path))
    return value