Core Python Programming

2.14. Files and the open() Built-in Function

File access is one of the more important aspects of a language once you are comfortable with the syntax; there is nothing like the power of persistent storage to get some real work done.

How to Open a File

							handle = open( file_name, access_mode='r')

The file_name variable contains the string name of the file we wish to open, and access_mode is either 'r' for read, 'w' for write, or 'a' for append. Other flags which can be used in the access_mode string include the '+' for dual read-write access and the 'b' for binary access. If the mode is not provided, a default of read-only ('r') is used to open the file.

CORE NOTE: What are attributes?

Attributes are items associated with a piece of data. Attributes ...