Perform IO with Text Files

Opening a File

myfile= open('filename.txt')
myfile.read() # reads a string of everything in the file
myfile.seek(0) # reset the cursor to the top of the file
contents = myfile.read()
myfile.readlines() # will read lines as a list
myfile.close() # closes the file
with open('filename.txt') as my_new_file:
 contents = my_new_file.read()

Open ReadOnly

with open('myfile.txt', mode= 'r') as myfile:
 contents = myfile.read()

Available Modes:

mode-'r' Read only
mode='w' write only (will overwrite files or create new)
mode= 'a' append only (will add to a file)
mode = 'r+' reading and writing
mode= 'w+' is writing and reading (Overwrites existing files or crates a new file)