Question

echo "Denied" > log.txt

later log.txt is opened in python:

def read_file(logs,self):
    print 'here'
    f1=open(logs,"r","utf-8")
    for line in f1:
        print str(line)

On running it gives error:

"TypeError: coercing to Unicode: need string or buffer, instance found"

Answer 1

it probably should be:

def read_file(self, logs):

with the reverse parameter order

def read_file(logs, self):

your method try to open the self instance instead of logs when you call:

self.read_file(logs)