test.py
import sys
def read_file(file_name):
with open(file_name, 'r') as f:
lines = f.readlines()
return lines
if __name__=="__main__":
crap = read_file(sys.argv[1])
print crap
mbohun@firewolf:~/src> python test.py test.py
['import sys\n', '\n', 'def read_file(file_name):\n', " with open(file_name, 'r') as f:\n", ' lines = f.readlines()\n', ' return lines\n', ' \n', 'if __name__=="__main__":\n', ' crap = read_file(sys.argv[1])\n', ' print crap\n']