Definition
The open() function opens a file, and returns it as a file object.
Syntax
open(file, mode)
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| file | The path and name of the file |
| mode | A string, define which mode you want to open the file in: r - Read - Default value. Opens a file for reading, error if the file does not exist a - Append - Opens a file for appending, creates the file if it does not exist w - Write - Opens a file for writing, creates the file if it does not exist x - Create - Creates the specified file, returns an error if the file exist In addition you can specify if the file should be handled as binary or text mode t - Text - Default value. Text mode b - Binary - Binary mode (e.g. images) |
Examples
This opens a file named "myFile.txt" and prints its content.
f = open("myFile.txt", "r")
print(f.read())