Working with files

#! /usr/bin/env python

import sys

class FileCheck:
	def check(self, filename):
		try:
			fp = open("filename", "r")		
			print "Can read from " + filename
			fp.close()
		except:
			print "Cannot read from " + filename
		
		try:
			fp = open("filename", "w")
			print "Can write from " + filename
			fp.close()
		except:
			print "Cannot read from " + filename

def main():
	file = FileCheck()	

	if len(sys.argv) != 2:
		print "Usage: ./filecheck <path/filename>"
	else:
		file.check(sys.argv[1])
		
if __name__ == "__main__":
	main()

#!/usr/bin/env python

def check(path):
	
	"""
	Check a path to see if the file is readable/writable or not.
	"""
	
	try:
		print 'Can read from', file(path, 'r')
	except IOError:
		print 'Cannot read from', path
	
	try:
		print 'Can write to', file(path, 'w')
	except IOError:
		print 'Cannot write to', path

if __name__ == "__main__":
	
	import sys	
	
	if len(sys.argv) != 2:
		print 'Usage: ./filecheck <path/filename>'	
	else:
		check(sys.argv[1])