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Python File Handling Tutorial

This tutorial covers the basics of file handling in Python, including how to open, read, write, and append to files. It emphasizes best practices such as using the 'with' statement for file operations and provides examples for saving user input and implementing a simple login system. Common mistakes in file handling are also highlighted to help beginners avoid errors.

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Python File Handling Tutorial

This tutorial covers the basics of file handling in Python, including how to open, read, write, and append to files. It emphasizes best practices such as using the 'with' statement for file operations and provides examples for saving user input and implementing a simple login system. Common mistakes in file handling are also highlighted to help beginners avoid errors.

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Python File Handling Tutorial (Beginner

to Practical)
1. What is File Handling?
File handling means reading from and writing to files stored on your computer.
It allows programs to save data permanently instead of losing it after execution.

2. Opening a File
file = open('[Link]', 'mode')

Modes:
r - read
w - write (overwrite)
a - append
x - create new file

3. Writing to a File
file = open('[Link]', 'w')
[Link]('Hello, this is my first file!\n')
[Link]('I am learning Python file handling.')
[Link]()

Explanation:
- 'w' creates or overwrites file
- \n creates a new line
- close() saves changes

4. Reading from a File


file = open('[Link]', 'r')
content = [Link]()
print(content)
[Link]()

5. Reading Line by Line


file = open('[Link]', 'r')
for line in file:
print(line)
[Link]()

6. Appending to a File
file = open('[Link]', 'a')
[Link]('\nThis line is added later.')
[Link]()

7. Best Practice (Using with)


with open('[Link]', 'w') as file:
[Link]('Safe and clean code!')

Automatically closes file and prevents errors.

8. Save User Input to File


name = input('Enter your name: ')
age = input('Enter your age: ')

with open('[Link]', 'a') as file:


[Link]('Name: ' + name + ', Age: ' + age + '\n')

print('Data saved successfully!')

9. Read Saved Data


with open('[Link]', 'r') as file:
for line in file:
print(line)

10. Simple Login System


# Register
username = input('Create username: ')
password = input('Create password: ')

with open('[Link]', 'a') as file:


[Link](username + ',' + password + '\n')

# Login
user = input('Enter username: ')
pwd = input('Enter password: ')
found = False

with open('[Link]', 'r') as file:


for line in file:
u, p = [Link]().split(',')
if user == u and pwd == p:
found = True
break

if found:
print('Login successful!')
else:
print('Invalid credentials!')

11. Common Mistakes


- Forgetting to close file
- Using 'w' which overwrites data
- Trying to read a file that does not exist

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