get content no matter the file exists

file_not_found2.py

__author__ = 'tim'


def read_content(name):  # just print an message indicate error
    '''
        it is of if the file is not exist
    '''
    try:
        fs = open(name)
        print "coder after error will not printed"
        return fs.read()
    except IOError as error:
        return ''


if __name__ == '__main__':
    result = read_content('foo.txt')
    print 'result is :', result