Binary files are faster and easier for a program to read and write
than text fies.
Text vs Binary
How to open a Text file
File mode
File
Mode ModesDescription
r To read the file which is already existing.
rb Read Only in binary format.
r+ To Read and write but the file pointer will be at the beginning of the
file.
rb+ To Read and write binary file. But the file pointer will be at the
beginning of the file.
w Only writing mode, if file is existing the old file will be overwritten
else the new file will be created.
wb Binary file only in writing mode, if file is existing the old file will be
overwritten else the new file will be created.
wb+ Binary file only in reading and writing mode, if file is existing the old
file will be overwritten else the new file will be created.
a Append mode. The file pointer will be at the end of the file.
ab Append mode in binary file. The file pointer will be at the end of the
file.
a+ Appending and reading if the file is existing then file pointer will be
at the end of the file else new file will be created for reading and
writing.
Opening and
Closing
of Files
Opening & Closing
• We need aFiles
file variable or file handle to work with files in
Python.
• This file object can be created by using open( ) function
or file( ) function.
• Open( ) function creates a file object, which is used later
to access the file using the functions related to file
manipulation.
• Itssyntax is following -
<file_object>=open(<file_name>,<access_mode>)
• File accessing modes -
Python External
– read(r): To read the file
Program File
– append(a): to Write at the end
–of write(w): to write to the file (Second
file.
a ry
Storage)
Read from
file
(Load)
File
Object
A file object is a reference to a file on a disk. It opens
and made available for a number of different task.
File Mode
A file-mode governs the type of operations
(e.g., read/write/append) possible in the
opened file i.e., it refers to how the file
will be used once it's opened.
Opening a file…..
Opening & Closing Files. .
. Opened the File
Here the point is that the file “[Link]” which is used here is pre
built and stored in the same folder where Python is installed.
The file is closed.
A program describing the functions of file handling.
Output
Reading a
File
A Program to read
“[Link]” File.
Output
[Link] file was
created using
notepad.|
Reading directly from python
directory
By using path on the desktop….
using raw string.... and type
checking
To print all elements seperately
Writing to a
• Fileinto file by using following two methods-
We can write characters
1. write (string)
2. writelines (sequence of lines)
• write( ) : it takes a sting as argument and adds to the file. We
have to use ‘\n’ in string for end of line character .
• writelines ( ) : if we want to write list, tuple into the file
then we use writelines ( ) function.
A program to write in
“[Link]”
This “[Link]” is created using above
program.
Output
WRITE MODE
APPEND MODE
Writing to a File using writeline. . .
A Program to use writelines()
function
Output
“[Link]” File is
created using the
above program.
Writing to a
File.
[Link] file is opened using “with”.
Output
“[Link]” File is
created using the
above program.
Appending in a
• Append meansFile
adding something new to existing file.
• ‘a’ mode is used to accomplish this task. It means opening
a file in write mode and if file is existing then adding data
to the end of the file.
A program to append
into a file “[Link]”
Output
A new data is appended into
[Link] by above program.
Writing User Input to the File.
Taking th data
from user and
writing this data t
the file
“Stud [Link]”.
Student File is
created by
using the above
Output program.
program to add two numbers in a
text file
r+ mode w+ mode
r+ mode
using seek function..
f=open(r"C:\Users\ADMIN\Desktop\[Link]",'r+')
y=[Link]()
print(y)
[Link]("additional stmt")
[Link](0)
x=[Link]()
print(x)
[Link]()
read mode and seek function using
w+
no output
write mode
append mode
def a( ): def a():
f=open(‘[Link]','r') f=open(‘[Link]’,'r')
y=[Link]() y=[Link]()
for i in y: for i in y:
print(i,end="") if i[0]=="F" or i[0]=="O":
[Link]() print(i,end="")
a( ) a()
function name is BIGLINES()
writing_data_to_Binary_File
syntax: import pickle
import pickle
[Link](structure,fileobj) def write():
f = open("[Link]",'wb')
x = [1,2,3,4,5]
[Link](x,f)
[Link]()
write()
WAP to write and read in binary file
using pickle module
using with stmt....
how to search record from a
binary file
output
Deleting a file
[Link] file
seek function in txt file
OUTPUT
using binary read
[Link] file (read mode - EOL if
we try to read)
solution [Link] file (read in binary mode )
output
EOF ERROR
