Answers for "how to create a python script that reads from text file python"

python make txt file

file = open("text.txt", "w") 
file.write("Your text goes here") 
file.close() 
'r' open for reading (default)
'w' open for writing, truncating the file first
'x' open for exclusive creation, failing if the file already exists
'a' open for writing, appending to the end of the file if it exists

reading and writing data in a text file with python

#for reading and writing data in a text file with python
#First you must have a file Open or create a new file have it loaded in memory.
# Open function to open the file "MyFile1.txt" 
# (same directory) in append mode and 
file1 = open("MyFile.txt","a") 

# store its reference in the variable file1 
# and "MyFile2.txt" in D:\Text in file2 
file2 = open(r"D:\Text\MyFile2.txt","w+") 

# Opening and Closing a file "MyFile.txt" 
# for object name file1. 
file1 = open("MyFile.txt","a") 
file1.close() 

# Program to show various ways to read and 
# write data in a file. 
file1 = open("myfile.txt","w") 
L = ["This is Delhi \n","This is Paris \n","This is London \n"] 

# \n is placed to indicate EOL (End of Line) 
file1.write("Hello \n") 
file1.writelines(L) 
file1.close() #to change file access modes 

file1 = open("myfile.txt","r+") 

print "Output of Read function is "
print file1.read() 
print

# seek(n) takes the file handle to the nth 
# bite from the beginning. 
file1.seek(0) 

print "Output of Readline function is "
print file1.readline() 
print

file1.seek(0) 

# To show difference between read and readline 
print "Output of Read(9) function is "
print file1.read(9) 
print

file1.seek(0) 

print "Output of Readline(9) function is "
print file1.readline(9) 

file1.seek(0) 
# readlines function 
print "Output of Readlines function is "
print file1.readlines() 
print
file1.close() 

# Python program to illustrate 
# Append vs write mode 
file1 = open("myfile.txt","w") 
L = ["This is Delhi \n","This is Paris \n","This is London \n"] 
file1.close() 

# Append-adds at last 
file1 = open("myfile.txt","a")#append mode 
file1.write("Today \n") 
file1.close() 

file1 = open("myfile.txt","r") 
print "Output of Readlines after appending"
print file1.readlines() 
print
file1.close() 

# Write-Overwrites 
file1 = open("myfile.txt","w")#write mode 
file1.write("Tomorrow \n") 
file1.close() 

file1 = open("myfile.txt","r") 
print "Output of Readlines after writing"
print file1.readlines() 
print
file1.close() 

Output of Readlines after appending
['This is Delhi \n', 'This is Paris \n', 'This is London \n', 'Today \n']

Output of Readlines after writing
['Tomorrow \n']