title: How to open disks in windows and read data at low level?
body: <p>I know in linux it is as simple as /dev/sda but in Windows how do you open a disk and start reading data at the low level?</p>
  
  <p>In python I've tried:</p>
  
  <pre><code>f = open("K:", "r")
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and I get this error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "&lt;stdin&gt;", line 1, in &lt;module&gt;
  IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: 'K:'
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I get this error even as administrator.</p>