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Day 17 File Handling Practice

The document provides an overview of Python file handling, covering the types of files, how to open and close them, and various access modes. It includes examples of file operations, reading file content, and using the `with` statement for automatic file closure. Additionally, it demonstrates how to count lines, words, and characters in a file.

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Day 17 File Handling Practice

The document provides an overview of Python file handling, covering the types of files, how to open and close them, and various access modes. It includes examples of file operations, reading file content, and using the `with` statement for automatic file closure. Additionally, it demonstrates how to count lines, words, and characters in a file.

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📄 Python File Handling – Day 17 Practice Summary

Introduction to File Handling

- File handling is used to store data for future use.


- Two main types of files:
1. Text files
2. Binary files

Opening and Closing Files

- Files are opened using `open(filename, mode)` and closed using `close()`.
Example:
```python
f = open("file.txt", "r")
f.close()
```

File Access Modes

1. `r` - Read-only (error if file doesn't exist)


2. `w` - Write-only (overwrites existing file or creates a new one)
3. `a` - Append mode (adds data at the end of file)
4. `r+` - Read and write (starts from beginning, overwrites)
5. `w+` - Write and read (overwrites existing data)
6. `a+` - Append and read (pointer at end, doesn't overwrite)

File Operations – Examples

```python
f = open('abc.txt', 'w')
f.write("I am very confident person")
f.close()

f = open('abc.txt', 'r')
data = f.read()
print(data)
f.close()
f = open('abc.txt', 'a')
f.write("And I am Strong...\n")
f.close()

f1 = open('xyz.txt', 'w')
print(f1.name, f1.mode, f1.readable(), f1.writable(), f1.closed)
f1.close()
```

File Creation and Check using `os`

```python
import os
file = "file_A.txt"
f = open('path_to_file/file_A.txt', 'w')
if os.path.isfile(file):
print("File is created")
f.write("Lines written...")
f.close()
```

Reading File Content

- `read()` – Reads entire content


- `read(n)` – Reads n characters
- `readline()` – Reads one line
- `readlines()` – Reads all lines
Example:
```python
f = open("file_A.txt", "r")
data = f.readline()
for char in data:
print(char)
f.close()
```

File Pointer Operations

- `tell()` – Returns current position of pointer


- `seek(pos)` – Moves pointer to specified position
Example:
```python
f = open("file_A.txt", "r")
print(f.tell()) # prints 0
f.seek(16)
print(f.tell()) # prints 16
f.close()
```

Using `with` Statement

- Ensures file is automatically closed after usage.


```python
with open("bbbb.txt", "w") as f:
f.write("This is cloud session")
```

Line, Word, and Character Count Program

```python
import os

filename = "file_A.txt"
if os.path.isfile(filename):
with open(filename, "r") as f:
linecnt = wordcnt = charcnt = 0
for line in f:
linecnt += 1
words = line.split()
wordcnt += len(words)
charcnt += sum(len(word) for word in words)
print("Lines:", linecnt)
print("Words:", wordcnt)
print("Characters:", charcnt)
else:
print("File not found")
```

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