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File Handling Notes Class XII

Chapter 2 discusses file handling in Python, covering the types of files (text and binary), how to open and close them, and methods for reading and writing data. It also introduces the pickle module for object serialization and deserialization. Proper file modes and closing files after use are emphasized for effective file management.

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File Handling Notes Class XII

Chapter 2 discusses file handling in Python, covering the types of files (text and binary), how to open and close them, and methods for reading and writing data. It also introduces the pickle module for object serialization and deserialization. Proper file modes and closing files after use are emphasized for effective file management.

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Chapter 2: File Handling in Python - Class XII

2.1 Introduction to Files

- Files store data permanently on secondary storage.

- Used to avoid repetitive input and reuse output.

2.2 Types of Files

- Text File: Human-readable, .txt, .py, etc.

- Binary File: Non-human-readable, e.g., images, videos.

2.3 Opening and Closing a Text File

- open(filename, mode)

- File Modes:

r : Read (start)

w : Write (start, overwrites)

a : Append (end)

r+ : Read/Write (start)

a+ : Append/Read (end)

Add b for binary: rb, wb, etc.

- close(): to close the file

- with open(...) as f: Automatically closes file

2.4 Writing to a Text File

- write(): writes a string

- writelines(): writes a list of strings

- Convert numbers to strings using str()

- flush(): clears buffer to file


2.5 Reading from a Text File

- read(n): reads n characters

- readline(n): reads one line (max n characters)

- readlines(): reads all lines as list

- split(): split into words

- splitlines(): split into lines

2.6 Setting Offsets in a File

- tell(): get current byte position

- seek(offset, from): move file pointer

0: start, 1: current, 2: end

2.7 Creating and Traversing a Text File

- Write: open in "w"/"a", use input loop

- Read: open in "r", use readline() in loop

2.8 The pickle Module

- Pickling: Serialize Python object to binary

- Unpickling: Deserialize from binary to object

- dump(obj, file): write to binary file

- load(file): read from binary file

Example:

import pickle

data = [1, 'Name', 20]

with open("data.dat", "wb") as f:


pickle.dump(data, f)

Summary

- Text files: ASCII characters, human-readable

- Binary files: byte streams, not human-readable

- Use proper file modes and close files after use

- Pickle module handles object serialization

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