Flashcards in 4.2.1.3 Fields, records and files Deck (4)
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1
Q
What is a text file?
A
A sequence of characters organised on a line by line basis. It can only contain characters, whereas a non-text file could store images, sounds etc.
2
Q
What’s the difference between how data is stored in a text file and a binary file?
A
In text files all data is stored as characters, binary files store different data types. Text files store data so that they could be opened or created in a text editor, whereas it’s much more difficult to edit binary files.
3
Q
How do you read a text file in python?
A
file = open(“filename.txt”, “r”)
for line in file:
array.append(line.strip())
file.close()
4
Q
How do you write to a text file in python?
A
File = open(“filename.txt”, “w”)
File.write(“string”)
File.close()