File I/O in Python THESE ARE THE MAJOR OPERTIONS
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WHICH WE PERFORM ON THE FILES
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Python can be used to perform operations on a file. (read & write data)
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Types of all files
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FILES SAVED IN THE FORM OF THE CHARACTERS
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1. Text Files : .txt, .docx, .log etc.
BOTH TYPES OF THE FILES ARE SAVED IN THE
FORM OF 1 AND 0 IN THE COMPUTER
2. Binary Files : .mp4, .mov, .png, .jpeg etc.
FILES SAVED IN THE FORM OF THE PICS AND
VIDEOS ETC
Open, read & close File
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We have to open a file before reading or writing.
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WHEN WE NOT GIVE THE MODE TO THE
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PYTHON ITS ASSUME THAT WE READ THE
f = open( “file_name”, “mode”) FILE(BY DEFAULT)
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[Link] r : read mode
[Link] w : write mode
data = [Link]( )
[Link]( )
WHEN WE USED THE "w" ALL DATA DELETE THEN WE CAN WRITE WITH
START
APPEND MEANS THE WRITE IN THE END
WITH THIS WE CANNOT WRITE LIKELY 'W'
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R+= MEANS READING AND WRITING BOTH WITHOUT TRUNCATING( BUT ITS TRUNCATE AT THE EXISTING VALUE)
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POINTER POSITION IS AT THE START
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W+= MEANS READING AND WRITING BOTH WITH TRUNCATING AND THERE IS NO POINTER POSITION DUE TO
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THE TRUNCATION
A+= MEANS READING AND APPENDING,POINTER POSITION IS AT THE END WITHOUT THE TRUNCATING
IN THE READING(PRINTING) OF A FILE THERE IS A
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ITS SKIP ONE LINE AFTER THE COMPLITION.
Reading a file
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WHEN WE WRITE A NUMBER IN THE () BRACKETS
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ONLY GIVEN NUMBERS OF CHARACTERS ARE PRINTED
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(READ)
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data = [Link]( ) #reads entire file
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WHEN WE READ THE DATA ONCE AND COMPLETE
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READLINE FUNCTION PRINT THE EMPTY LINES
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data = [Link]( ) #reads one line at a time
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FOR EXAMPLE:
WE CAN PRINT(READ) THE COMPLETE LINE
WITH THIS FUNCTION OF READING
WHEN WE READ THE LINE 3 OUT OF THE
2 THEN ITS PRINT THE EMPTY LINE
IF WE MAKE A NEW FILE WHICH IS NOT EXIST
THEN PYTHON CREATE THIS FILE (BY DEFAULT)
Writing to a file
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f = open( “[Link]”, “w”)
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[Link]( “this is a new line“ ) #overwrites the entire file
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A) "w" MODE FOR OVERWRITE
B) "a" MODE FOR WRITE AT THE END OF THE FILE
f = open( “[Link]”, “a”)
[Link]( “this is a new line“ ) #adds to the file
with Syntax
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with open( “[Link]”, “a”) as f:
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data = [Link]( )
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Deleting a File
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using the os module
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Module (like a code library) is a file written by another programmer that generally has
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import os
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Let‘s Practice
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Create a new file “[Link]” using python. Add the following data in it:
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Hi everyone
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we are learning File I/O
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using Java.
I like programming in Java.
WAF that replace all occurrences of “java” with “python” in above file.
Search if the word “learning” exists in the file or not.
Let‘s Practice
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WAF to find in which line of the file does the word “learning”occur first.
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Print -1 if word not found.
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From a file containing numbers separated by comma, print the count of even numbers.
