This Python function will read and text file and return text file contents.
#usage yourContentHolder = return_text_file_content(path to text file)
def return_text_file_content(file):
encoding_format = "utf-8"
textDataFile = open(file, mode="r",encoding= encoding_format)
textContent = textDataFile.read()
textDataFile.close()
return textContent
Usage - yourcontentholder = return_text_file_content(path and file name to text file)