Reading and Writing Files in Python
Now that you know how to open files, let's explore the different ways to read from and write to them. We'll cover all the methods, how to handle large files efficiently, and important details like text encoding.
Writing Files – Different Methods
write() writes a string. writelines() writes a list of strings.
Reading Files – Different Methods
read() reads everything, readline() one line, readlines() all lines into list.
Processing Large Files
For big files, read line by line instead of loading all at once.
File Encoding
Specify encoding for special characters (default usually UTF-8).
Quick Quiz
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