Python in a Nutshell

Name

read

Synopsis

                        f.read(size=-1)

Reads up to size bytes from f’s file and returns them as a string. read reads and returns less than size bytes if the file ends before size bytes are read. When size is less than 0, read reads and returns all bytes up to the end of the file. read returns an empty string only if the file’s current position is at the end of the file or if size equals 0.