VELAMMAL BODHI CAMPUS THANJAVUR WORKSHEET 03

DATA FILE HANDLING

1 Give one difference between Text file and Binary File
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2 Write a Python statement to open a text file “DATA.TXT” so that new contents can
be written on it.
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3 Write a Python statement to open a text file “DATA.TXT” so that new content can be
added to the end of file
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4 Write a Python statement to open a text file “DATA.TXT” so that existing contents
can be read from file.
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5 A file “MYDATA.TXT” is opened as
file1 = open(“MYDATA.TXT”)
Write a Python statement to close this file.
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6 What is the different in file opening mode “a” and “w” ?
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6 What is the significance of adding „+‟ with file opening mode, with context to „r+‟ ?
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7 What is the difference between readline() and readlines() ?

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8 What is the purpose of using flush() in file handling operations ?

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9 What is the advantage of opening file using “with‟ keyword?

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10 Considering the content stored in file “TWINKLE.TXT”

Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
How I wonder what you are!
 Write the output of following statements –
f = open("TWINKLE.TXT")
sr1 = # to read first line of file
str2 = # to read next line of file
str3 = # to read remaining lines of file

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11 Considering the content stored in file “TWINKLE.TXT”

Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
How I wonder what you are!
Complete the missing statement using „for‟ loop to print all the lines of file
f = open(“TWINKLE.TXT”)
for :
print( )
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12 What is the difference in write() and writelines()?

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13 Considering the content stored in file “WORLDCUP.TXT”, write the output

India won the Cricket world cup of 1983
f = open(“WORLDCUP.TXT”)
print(f.read(2))
print(f.read(2))
print(f.read(4))
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14 Write a function in python to count the number of lines in “POEM.txt” begins from
Upper case character. For e.g if the content of file is :
Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star
How I wonder what you are
up above the world so high
like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
How I wonder what you are!
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15 Write a function in python to read lines from file “POEM.txt” and count how many
times the word “Twinkle ” exists in file.
For e.g. if the content of file is :
Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
How I wonder what you are!
Output should be: Number of time word Twinkle occurs : 4

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16 Write a function in python to read lines from file “POEM.txt” and display all those
words, which has two characters in it.
For e.g. if the content of file is
Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
How I wonder what you are!

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17 Write a function COUNT() in Python to read contents from file “REPEATED.TXT”, to

count and display the occurrence of the word “Catholic” or “mother”.
For example:
If the content of the file is “Nory was a Catholic because her mother was a Catholic ,
and Nory‟s mother was a Catholic because her father was a Catholic , and her father
was a
Catholic because his mother was a Catholic , or had been
The function should display:
Count of Catholic, mother is 9
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18 Write a function dispS() in Python to read from text file “POEM.TXT” and display
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19 Write a function COUNTSIZE() in Python to read the file “POEM.TXT” and display
size of file. For e.g. if the content of file is :
Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky

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20 Write a python function ATOEDISP() for each requirement in Python to read the file
“NEWS.TXT” and
(I) Display “E” in place of all the occurrence of “A” in the word COMPUTER.
(II) Display “E” in place of all the occurrence of “A”:
I SELL COMPUTARS. I HAVE A COMPUTAR. I NEED A COMPUTAR. I WANT A
COMPUTAR. I USE THAT COMPUTAR. MY COMPUTAR CRASHED.
The function should display

(I) I SELL COMPUTERS. I HAVE A COMPUTER. I NEED A COMPUTER. I WANT A

COMPUTER. I USE THAT COMPTUER. MY COMPUTER CRASHED.
(II) I SALL COMPUTERS. I HEVE E COMPUTER. I NEED E COMPUTER. I WENT E
COMPUTER. I USE THET COMPTUER. MY COMPUTER CRESHED.
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BINARY FILE HANDLING & CSV

1 Letter is prefixed to store string in binary form
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2 Write a Python statement to open a text file “DATA.TXT” in binary mode so that
new contents can be written on it.
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3 Write a Python statement to open a text file “DATA.TXT” in binary mode so that
new content can be added to the end of file
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4 Write a Python statement to open a text file “DATA.TXT” in binary mode so that
existing contents can be read from file.
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5 function is used to convert string in binary form.
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6 Consider the following Python code, and fill in the blank to complete the
program
f=open("India.txt","wb")
str="India is my country"
f. (str.encode()) # statement to store the str in file
f.close()

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7 function is used to fetch binary data from binary file
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8 function is used to convert binary string to string
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9 function is used in binary mode to send the read pointer to desired
position
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Note: seek() function of file object is used to reposition the cursor

Syntax : seek(number of bytes to read, seek direction)
Seek direction can be 0 – beginning, 1 – current position , 2- from last (can be in
negative also for backward traversing)

10 Consider a binary file which stores Name of employee, where each name
occupies 20 bytes (length of each name) in file irrespective of actual
characters. Now you have to write code to access the first name, 5th name
and last name.

f = open("Emp.txt","rb")
s= #code to get first record
print(s.decode())
# code to position at 5th record
s = f.read(size)
print(s.decode())
# code to position at last record
s = f.read(20)
print(s.decode())
f.close()
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11 Write a Python statement to reposition the read pointer to 20 bytes back
from the current position.
f = open("Emp.txt","rb")
f.read(20)
f.read(20)
f.read(20)
f. # reposition read pointer to previous record
f.close()
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12 Write a function RECCOUNT() to read the content of binary file „NAMES.DAT‟
and display number of records ( each name occupies 20 bytes in file ) in it.
For. e.g. if the content of file is:
SACHIN
AMIT
AMAN
SUSHIL
DEEPAK
HARI SHANKER
Function should display
Total Records are 6
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13 Write a function SCOUNT() to read the content of binary file „NAMES.DAT‟ and
display number of records (each name occupies 20 bytes in file ) where name
begins from „S‟ in it.
For. e.g. if the content of file is:
SACHIN
AMIT
AMAN
SUSHIL
DEEPAK
HARI SHANKER
Function should display
Total Names beginning from „S‟ are 2

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14 To read and write collections like LIST, DICTIONARIES Python provides a module
called
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15 is the process of converting structures to byte stream before writing to
file.
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16 is the process of converting byte stream to original structure.
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17 Pickling is done by the function
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18 Unpickling is done by the function
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19 Consider the following Python code and complete the missing statement:
import pickle
myfile = open("test.dat","wb")
d={1:100,2:200,3:300}
#statement to store dictionary d in file
myfile.close()
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20 Consider the following Python code and complete the missing statement:
import pickle
myfile = open("test.dat","rb")
d= #statement to load dictionary data from file to „d‟
print(d)
myfile.close()
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21 Python‟s standard streams are , ,
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22 Python‟s standard streams are available in module
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23 From the given path identify the type of each:
(i) C:\mydata\web\resources\img.jpg
(ii) ..\web\data.conf
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24 Consider the following Binary file „Emp.txt‟, Write a function RECSHOW() to

display only those records who are earning more than 7000
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24 CSV stands for

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25 object is used to read data from csv file?
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26 object is used to perform write operation on csv file.
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27 function of writer object is used to send data to csv file to store.
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28 Consider the following CSV file (emp.csv):
1,Peter,3500
2,Scott,4000
3,Harry,5000
4,Michael,2500
5,Sam,4200

Write Python function DISPEMP() to read the content of file emp.csv and display
only those records where salary is 4000 or above

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29 Consider the following CSV file (emp.csv):
1,Peter,3500
2,Scott,4000
3,Harry,5000
4,Michael,2500
5,Sam,4200

Write a Python function DISPEMP() to read the content of file emp.csv and count
how many employee are earning less than 5000
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30 Consider the following CSV file (emp.csv):

1,Peter,3500
2,Scott,4000
3,Harry,5000
4,Michael,2500
5,Sam,4200

Write a Python function SNAMES() to read the content of file emp.csv and display
the employee record whose name begins from „S‟ also show no. of employee with
first letter „S‟ out of total record.
Output should be:
2,Scott,4000
5,Sam,4200
Number of „S‟ names are 2/5
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31 Write a python function CSVCOPY() to take sourcefile, targetfile as parameter

and create a targetfile and copy the contents of sourcefile to targetfile
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32. Write a Python function that displays all the words starting from the letter ‘C’ in the text file "chars.txt".
33. Write a Python function that can read a text file and print only numbers stored in the file on the screen
(consider the text file name as "info.txt").
34. A csv file "candidates.csv" contains the data collected from an online application form for selection of
candidates for different posts, with the following data
 Candidate Name
 Qualification
 Percent_XII
 Percent_Qualification
E.g. [‘Smith Jones’, ‘M Tech’, 80, 76]
Write the following Python functions to perform the specified operations on this file:
a) READ() function which can read all the data from the file and display only records with Percent_XII more
than 75
b) IDENTIFY() function which can find and print the number of such records which are having Percent_XII
not more than 75
35. A binary file “student.dat” has structure [rollno, name, marks].
i. Write a user defined function insertRec() to input data for a student and add to student.dat.
ii. Write a function searchRollNo( r ) in Python which accepts the student’s rollno as parameter and searches the
record in the file “student.dat” and shows the details of student i.e. rollno, name and marks (if found) otherwise
shows the message as ‘No record found’.
36. A binary file named “EMP.dat” has some records of the structure [EmpNo, EName, Post, Salary]
(a) Create a binary file “EMP.dat” that stores the records of employees and display them one by one.
(b) Display the records of all those employees who are getting salaries between 25000 to 30000.
37. A binary file named “EMP.dat” has some records of the structure [EmpNo, EName, Post, Salary]
(a) Write a user-defined function named NewEmp() to input the details of a new employee from the user and
store it in EMP.dat.
(b) Write a user-defined function named SumSalary(Post) that will accept an argument the post of employees &
read the contents of EMP.dat and calculate the SUM of salary of all employees of that Post.