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Class XII - File Handling Writing Text Files - NOTES

The document discusses writing data to text files in Python. It explains that writing allows data to be permanently saved or reused later. The key steps are to open the file in write or append mode, write data using functions like write() or writelines(), and close the file. Examples demonstrate writing names to files using these functions. The document also covers additional file modes and using seek() and tell() to manipulate the file pointer position.

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Class XII - File Handling Writing Text Files - NOTES

The document discusses writing data to text files in Python. It explains that writing allows data to be permanently saved or reused later. The key steps are to open the file in write or append mode, write data using functions like write() or writelines(), and close the file. Examples demonstrate writing names to files using these functions. The document also covers additional file modes and using seek() and tell() to manipulate the file pointer position.

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Chapter 5 – Part 2

File Handling- Writing into text files


Class – XII
Subject: Computer Science
Writing Data Into Files
Till now we learned how to open a file and how
to read data from files, Now we will learn how
to write data into files using Python.

Why We need to write data in files--


1. To permanently save data of program
2. For future usage of data in the program
Procedure to write data in files –

1. Open The File in write mode ( w or a)


2. Write data using python functions(functions
will be discussed next).
3. Close the file
Functions for writing data
1. write()
Syntax : < file handle>. write(str1)
Use: It writes str1 to the file
2. writelines()
syntax: <filehandle>.writelines(L)
Use: It writes all strings in List L to the file
Example1 : Writing names of 5
students in a file using write() function
Details –
• Open a file STUDENT.TXT in write mode
• Get Names of 5 students from user using
input function in a loop
• Write each name using write() function
• Close the file
Example 2: Writing names of 5 students
in a file using writelines() function
Details –
• Open a file STUDENT.TXT in write mode
• Get Names of 5 students from user using
input function in a loop
• Append each name into a List L
• Write the list L in file using writelines()
• Close the file
Example3: Adding names of 5 students
into an existing file containing few names

• Open a file STUDENT.TXT in append mode


• Get Names of 5 students from user using
input function in a loop
• Write each name using write() function
• Close the file
• Close the file
Home Work
1. Write a program in python to read data from
one file ONE.TXT and write it in another file
TWO.TXT
2. Write a program in python to read data from
one file ONE.TXT and write only first 2 lines into
another file TWO.TXT
3. Write a program in python to read data from
one file ONE.TXT and Write only lines starting
with letter ‘T’ to another file TWO.TXT
Path: Sequence of directory(folder) names to access and particular file or
directory.
For Example: E:\Users\Public\Desktop\Files\myfile.docx

Absolute Path: The path of a file or directory from the top level of directory
structure.
For Example: E:\Users\Public\Desktop\Files\myfile.docx
Relative Path: The path of a file relative to current working directory which is
denoted as dot(.).
Notation for current working directory – dot(.)
Notation for parent directory – two dots(..)
For Example- If we are currently working in Desktop directory. Then the
relative path for file mentioned in previous example above will be –

.\Files\myfile.docx
1. Write a program to read data from a file
using absolute path of file.

2. Write a program to read data from a file


using relative file path
• Till now we studied only 3 file modes-
– r - Read Only
– w – Write Only
– a – Append
• Other file modes are –
– r+ : read and write mode
– Used for both read and write
– If file does not exist, error is raised
– w+ : write and read mode
– Used for both read and write
– If file does not exist, a blank file is created
– If file already exists, data is truncated
– a+ : append and read
– Used for both read and write
– If file does not exist, its created
– If file exists, data is not truncated
• File Pointer tells the current position in a file
where reading or writing will take place.
• File pointer moves forward as you read or
write data in a file
• Initial position of file pointer depends on file
mode-
– r, r+ - Beginning of file
– w,w+ - Beginning of file
– a,a+ - At the end of file
• seek()—seek() function is used to change the position of the file handle
(file pointer) to a given specific position. File pointer is like a cursor, which
defines from where the data has to be read or written in the file.
Usage–
f.seek(offset, from_where)
offset: Number of bytes to move the file pointer
from_where: Reference point for movement of file pointer-
• 0: sets the reference point at the beginning of the file, which is by default.
• 1: sets the reference point at the current file position.
• 2: sets the reference point at the end of the file.
• For example,
f.seek(10,1) from current position, move 10 bytes forward
f.seek(–20,1) from current position, move 20 bytes backward
f.seek(10,0) from beginning of file, move 10 bytes forward
• tell()—tell() returns the current position of the
file read/write pointer within the file. Its
syntax is:
f.tell()
• When you open a file in reading/writing
mode, the file pointer rests at 0th byte.
• When you open a file in append mode, the file
pointer rests at the last byte.

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