#!/usr/bin/env python

import feedparser
import sys, os

filename = "/tmp/data.txt"

TEST = open(filename, "a")
print(TEST.read())

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godzilla:~/rssfeed# ./test.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./test.py", line 9, in <module>
    print(TEST.read())
IOError: [Errno 9] Bad file descriptor