code: def scan_file(self, this_file, this_filename):
          
          params = {
              'api_key': self.api_key,
              'filename': this_filename
          }
          try:
              files = {'file': (this_file.name, open(this_file.name, 'rb'), 'application/octet-stream')}
          except TypeError as e:
              return dict(error=e.message)
  
          try:
              response = requests.post(self.base + 'file/upload', files=files, data=params)
          except requests.RequestException as e:
              return dict(error=e.message)
  
          return _return_response_and_status_code(response)
docs: Submit a file to be scanned by Malwares
  
          :param this_file: File to be scanned (200MB file size limit)
          :param this_filename: Filename for scanned file
          :return: JSON response that contains scan_id and permalink.