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BS Information Technology
Python Programming Language
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Assignment No. 7
File Handling

Learning Outcome
At the end of this activity, the student should be able to code the file handling statements using Python
PL.

Requirement

1. Create a new Python file and name it as “FIMISurname-A7.py” (ex: TCAlcantara-A7.py)

2. Copy and paste the code from each box in the output, debug to eliminate the code errors and
supply values if necessary.
3. Compile and then execute.
4. Screenshot your output then paste on the space provided. Make sure to capture the filename and
the exit code. Please refer to the sample output below.

Sample Output

# Python supports the common logical

mathematical conditions
# a == b (equals), a!=b (not equals), <,
<=, >, >=
# if

a = 40
b = 510 #added code for value
if a > b:
print(f"{a} is greater than {b}")
print("Testing control structures")

Output

Code Screenshot

"""
Opening a file using open()
-open() takes 2 parameters:
filename and the mode of
opening
-modes are: r(read), a(append),
w(write), x(create
* Create a file using Notepad
and save as myfile.txt
"""

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f = open("myfile.txt", "r")

"""
-if the file is not in the same
directory as your .py file,
need to specify path
"""

f =
open("D:\\myfolder\myfile.txt",
"r")

'''
Reading a file
- use the read() method of a
file object
'''

f = open("myfile.txt", "r")
print(f.read())

#by default reads the entire

file content

"""
Reading a file
-we can also read a portion of
the text, you can specify how
many characters to return
"""

print(f.read(5))
#returns the first 5 characters

print(f.readline())
#reads one line

print(f.readline())
for x in f:
print(x)
#reads the entire file by line

"""
Closing a file
- we should always close a
file when done
with it (good practice in
programming)
"""

f.close()

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"""
Writing into a file
- two modes of opening for
adding content ('a' and 'w')
"""

f = open("myfile.txt", "a")
#appends content
f.write("The file gets more
content!")
f.close()
f = open("myfile.txt", "r")
print(f.read())
f.close()

f = open("myfile2.txt", "r+")
#write (overwrite existing)
content

f.write("Woops! I have deleted

the content!")
print(f.read())
f.close()

#mode 'a' and 'w' creates the

file if it does not exist

"""
Deleting files
-import the os module, and run
its os.remove() function
"""

import os
os.remove("myfile2.txt")

#use the os.rmdir() method to

delete a folder

import os
if
os.path.exists("myfile3.txt"):
os.remove("myfile3.txt")
else:
print("The file does not
exist")

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import os
os.rmdir("myfolder")

#you can only remove empty

folder

Reporting
1. Save this file as PDF following the filename “ITL313-18_section_A-
7_FileHandling_Surname.pdf” (ex: ITL313-18_3-BSIT-.1_A-7_FileHandling_Alcantara.pdf).
2. Upload your assignment to the folder you created in the shared Google Drive under ITL313-
18_Lab_Surname folder.

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