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Python2.x Python file() Function

Python Built-in Functions

Description

The file() function is used to create a file object. It has an alias called open(). To be more precise, they are built-in functions. The parameters are passed as strings.

For more file operations, refer to: Python File I/O.

Syntax

Here is the syntax for the file() method:

file(name[, mode[, buffering]])

Parameters

name -- The file name
mode -- The mode to open the file
buffering -- 0 means no buffering, 1 means line buffering, and values greater than 1 specify the buffer size.

Return Value

The file object.

Example

Test file test.txt with the following content:

TUTORIAL1
TUTORIAL2

>>> f = file('test.txt')
>>> f.read()
'TUTORIAL1nTUTORIAL2n'