Working with files and folders
Our computer is full of files. One of the most important features of our operating system is the way it handles files and devices. Python gives us an outstanding level of access to various kinds of files.
However, we've got to draw a few lines. All files consist of bytes. This is a reductionist view that's not always helpful. Sometimes those bytes represent Unicode characters which makes reading the file is relatively easy. Sometimes those bytes represent more complex objects which makes reading the file may be quite difficult.
Pragmatically, files come in a wide variety of physical formats. Our various desktop applications (word processors, spread sheets, and so on) all have unique formats for the data. Some of those ...
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