cs_lang:python:things-to-know:files
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Reading a file
Line by line
>>> for line in open("./dico.txt", "r"): ... print(line) ... ABACA~ ABACULE~ ABAISSABLE~ ABAISSAIENT~ ABAISSAIS~ . . .
Classic method
>>> a_file = None >>> try: ... a_file = open("./dico.txt", "r") ... text = a_file.read() ... except: ... print("Error") ... finally: ... if a_file != None: ... a_file.close() ... >>> >>> a_file <_io.TextIOWrapper name='./dico.txt' encoding='UTF-8'> >>> a_file.name './dico.txt'
The with statement
The better solution. No need to use try: … except: ….
Forget the previous method.
>>> with open("./dico.txt", "r") as f: ... text = f.read() >>> >>> len(text) 2664170 >>> print(text) . . . ZYGOMORPHE~ ZYGOMYCETES~ ZYGOMYCETE~ ZYGOPETALE~ ZYGOTE~ ZYMASE~ ZYMOTECHNIE~ ZYMOTIQUE~ ZYTHON~ ZYTHUM~ Z~
This code calls open(), but it never calls a_file.close(). The with statement starts a code block, like an if statement or a for loop. Inside this code block, you can use the variable a_file as the stream object returned from the call to open(). All the regular stream object methods are available — seek(), read(), whatever you need. When the with block ends, Python calls a_file.close() automatically.
cs_lang/python/things-to-know/files.txt · Last modified: 2010/12/12 19:21 by cedric