Chapter 9. Files and Input/Output

Chapter Topics

• File Objects

• File Built-in Functions

• File Built-in Methods

• File Built-in Attributes

• Standard Files

• Command-Line Arguments

• File System

• File Execution

• Persistent Storage

• Related Modules

This chapter is intended to give you an in-depth introduction to the use of files and related input/output capabilities of Python. We introduce the file object (its built-in function, and built-in methods and attributes), review the standard files, discuss accessing the file system, hint at file execution, and briefly mention persistent storage and modules in the standard library related to “file-mania.”

9.1 File Objects

File objects can be used to access not only normal ...

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