Create a io.Reader from a local file

os.Open returns an io.Reader

http://play.golang.org/p/BskGT09kxL

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "os"
)

var _ io.Reader = (*os.File)(nil)

func main() {
    fmt.Println("Hello, playground")
}

Use os.Open():

func Open(name string) (file *File, err error)

Open opens the named file for reading. If successful, methods on the returned file can be used for reading; the associated file descriptor has mode O_RDONLY. If there is an error, it will be of type *PathError.

The returned value of type *os.File implements the io.Reader interface.