Python: Read File
To open a file and and read file:
import sys xfile = open("c:/Users/xah/xx.html", "r", encoding="utf-8") # read whole file xtext = xfile.read() xfile.close() print(xtext)
fileObject.read()- Read entire file
fileObject.readline()- Read one line at a time
fileObject.readlines()- Read entire file as a list of lines
Using โwithโ to Open File
Alternatively, you can use with:
# example of opening file, using ใwithใ with open("/home/joe/file.html", "r") as f: for x in f: print(x)
When using with, you do not need to close the file. Python will close any file opened within it, when the with block is done.
2013-11-29 thank to Kurt Schwehr for showing me with.