How To Easily Read File In Python

In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to properly read file in Python. We’ll going through multiple examples to understand how to practically read file in Python programming language.

Introduction: Read File In Python

Files are used to store data. For demonstration, we’ll create a simple text file and get its data using Python file read method. We’ll also work with multiples files.

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Let’s now jump right into its practical implementation.

Python File Read Method

We’ll be using the read method of file to read its content. The syntax is shown below:

file.read(length(optional))

• This read method takes an optional length argument.
• Its used to specify the length of characters to be fetched from the file.
• It the argument is not passed, then it’ll read the whole content of file.

Let’s now practically learn how to properly read file in Python.

Example1: Read A Simple File In Python

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You’ve to create a text file using .text extension (nameOfFile.text). In our case, we’ve given it a name of simpleFile.text. Continue reading…