File Handling in Python

A file is a named location

A file is a named location on secondary storage media where data is permanently stored. There are two main types: text files (human-readable character

Files are opened using open(file_name

Files are opened using open(file_name, access_mode) function which returns a file object. Access modes include 'r' (read), 'w' (write), 'a' (append),

write() method writes a single string

write() method writes a single string to a file and returns the number of characters written. writelines() method writes multiple strings from an iter

read(n) reads n bytes or entire

read(n) reads n bytes or entire file if no argument given. readline(n) reads one complete line or n bytes up to newline character. readlines() reads a

tell() method returns current position

tell() method returns current position of file object in bytes from beginning. seek(offset, reference_point) moves file object to specified position w