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File Handling in Python: Modes & Operations

The document provides an overview of file handling in programming, explaining the concept of files as containers for storing data permanently in a computer's memory. It details various file operations, including opening, reading, writing, and appending data, as well as the different modes for handling text and binary files. Additionally, it introduces the use of the 'pickle' module for serializing Python objects when working with binary files.

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File Handling in Python: Modes & Operations

The document provides an overview of file handling in programming, explaining the concept of files as containers for storing data permanently in a computer's memory. It details various file operations, including opening, reading, writing, and appending data, as well as the different modes for handling text and binary files. Additionally, it introduces the use of the 'pickle' module for serializing Python objects when working with binary files.

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Lec 3 Coding File Handling

Files Container for storing data


Files are use to store data in
permanently
the memory of computer

Files arepermanently stored in the memory of


a computed and is stored in RAM while using i

E9 Fridge container to store food


Step 1 open the fridge
Nist
organise Adding
sep 2

Removing Replacing items


Step 3 close the door

Files container to store data


step 1 open the file
step 2 operations in file read write

step 3 Close the file append

Opening a file
Before performing operation in the file we must
any
open it first open method
using
Syntax open name of file mode
Assumption file and python code is present in the
same directory

Modes for file operations


read w read only mode
This mode opens the file for reading
This gives an error if file doesn't exist
This is also the default mode in while

file opens if no mode is mentioned in open

Eg f open myfile txt 97


same
08 8 Open [Link]
2 write w This mode opens the file for
writing on
Also This creates a new file if file doesnot
already exist

It overwrites the content in the file if


there is any
appentica mita én's
p site for appending

adding data at the end of prev data of


file
This creates a new file if it doesnot
already exist
Ex 8 open myfile txt a
Text files and
Binary files

Text files It stores information in the form of


stream of ASCII characters
As CSV comma separated values
TSV Tab separated values

Binary Files at stores data in form of stream of


bytes
It is not human readable
Info of binary files is used by
applications to display file in proper
format Eg pdf mp3 png
Modes for opening file

O r or ot read only Text file mode


rb Binary file mode

w or not write only Text file mode

Wb is a
Binary is it

a or at append Text file mode


ab append Binary file Mode

1
8 read and write mode for text
r b or obtt it is is it a
binary
File must exist otherwise error
W write and read mode for tex
11
Wtb or Wbt i i 11 11 binary

of file does not exist already it creates


a new file
at append and head mode for text
atb or abt for binary
If file doesnt exist already it
creates a new file

Operations working with Text files

Reading from Text files read


headline 7
headlines
head Syntax fileobject head n
no of characters of file

headlines syntax fileobject readline


It is use to read single line from
If there are multiple lines to read we

can use a loop

head lines
syntax bileobject headlines
This method heads all lines and Geturns them
in the form
of a list

write
writing on a
textile
write lines

write XYZ
fileobject write

writelines
file object writelines List variable

List variable line 1 linez line


Appending on a text file
write 11
write lines
Working with Binary files
To read write non simple things like
dictionaries tuples lists etc
objects
are serialized
Pinky
converting Python obj into byte stream

SIS Import pickle module


1

2 Open binary file in head write


3 mile
perform operations using
dump 1 and load I
4 Close the file

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