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With open in Python
We use the open() method to create a file object that allows us to read,
write and append to files.
The general syntax is as follows:
file_object = open(<file_name>, <access_mode>)
<file_name> is a path to the file you want to read, create or modify. The
<access_mode> denotes the mode in which to open the file. The most frequently
used are:
When we have finished with an I/O operation, such as reading from or writing to
a file, we must call file.close() to terminate the process. This removes the
reference to the file from memory.
A more pythonic and concise way of reading files and closing them is to use
with...as syntax. When this phrasing is used, a self-contained context is
created for the I/O operation that closes the file automatically.
with open('filename.txt', 'r') as file:
contents = file.read()
print(contents)