How to open a remote file using python.

[venutaurus539 at gmail.com]

Hello all,
           I am writing an application where I need to open a shared
file on a remote machine using python script. I tried using the
following function:

f = urllib.open("\\remote_machine\\folder1\\file1.doc")

         I also tried using

class urllib.FancyURLopener(...)

         but didn't work. Can some one help me in this regard.

Thank you in advance,
Venu