def tryToReadFile(filePath, urlData):
    contents = ""
    try:
        fileHandle = URLopener().open(filePath)
        contents = fileHandle.read()
    except IOError:
        contents = "mitmProxy - Resource Override: Could not open " + filePath + \
         " Came from rule: " + urlData[0] + " , " + urlData[1]

    return contents