def read_file(file_to_read):
    """Reads a file specified by 'file_to_read' and returns (True,<its content as a string>) in case of success or (False, <error message>) in case of failure"""
    try:
        f = open(file_to_read, 'r')
        read_data = f.read()
        f.close()
    except Exception as e:
        return (False, str(e))

    return (True, read_data)