pywin32 read file that exceeds 260chars

pywin32 read file that exceeds 260chars .py

import win32file

def read260(path):
    handle = None
    try:
        # http://docs.activestate.com/activepython/2.6/pywin32/win32file__CreateFileW_meth.html
        # http://timgolden.me.uk/pywin32-docs/win32file__CreateFileW_meth.html
        handle = win32file.CreateFileW(
            path,
            win32file.GENERIC_READ,
            0, # SHARE_MODE - 0 = no share (reserve for this process)
            None, # SecurityAttributes
            win32file.OPEN_EXISTING, # CreationDisposition 
            win32file.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, #FlagsAndAttributes - we read so we do not modify anything
            None, #TemplateFile - not needed for read
            None, #Transaction - optional, use win32transaction.CreateTransaction + win32transaction.CommitTransaction
            None, #MiniVersion - for transaction
            None  #ExtendedParameter - reserved, only None
        )
    
        content = ''
        chunk = None
        while chunk != b'':
            ret, chunk = win32file.ReadFile(handle, 4096) # http://timgolden.me.uk/pywin32-docs/win32file__ReadFile_meth.html
            content += chunk.decode('utf-8')
        return content
    finally:
        if handle is not None:
            handle.close()

if __name__ == "__main__":
   print(read260('\\\\?\\C:\\Path\\to\\file\\exceeds\\260chars'))