Sarika Singh has Published 72 Articles

How to write multiple lines in text file using Python?

Sarika Singh

Sarika Singh

Updated on 18-Aug-2022 06:58:58

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Python has built-in functions for creating, reading, and writing files, among other file operations. Normal text files and binary files are the two basic file types that Python can handle. We'll look at how to write content into text files in Python in this article. Steps involved writing multiple lines ... Read More

How to remove a directory using Python?

Sarika Singh

Sarika Singh

Updated on 18-Aug-2022 06:53:57

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Directories and files can be deleted using Python's built-in modules and functions. Removing files or directories is a significant process since, after you've destroyed a directory, it's difficult to get its contents back. Therefore, users can remove the directory and its contents without much difficulty by applying a few useful ... Read More

How to flush the internal buffer in Python?

Sarika Singh

Sarika Singh

Updated on 18-Aug-2022 06:30:47

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The purpose of internal buffers, which are created by the runtime, library, and programming language that you're using, is to speed up operations by preventing system calls on every write. Instead, when writing to a file object, you write into its buffer, and when the buffer is full, system functions ... Read More

How to find the real user home directory using Python?

Sarika Singh

Sarika Singh

Updated on 18-Aug-2022 06:20:09

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On a multiuser operating system, a home directory is a file system location that holds the files specific to a particular user. A login directory is another name for a home directory.You may obtain the home directory using Python in a number of ways. Using os module The os.path.expanduser() function ... Read More

How we can truncate a file at a given size using Python?

Sarika Singh

Sarika Singh

Updated on 17-Aug-2022 14:09:48

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The file truncate() method is quite effective. The first reason it is referred to as a method rather than a function is that it comprises the file name (i.e., the object of the file) and a dot operator in addition to other factors (i.e. object of file). Truncation means cutting ... Read More

How to read an entire line from a text file using Python?

Sarika Singh

Sarika Singh

Updated on 17-Aug-2022 14:07:14

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There are various ways to read files in Python. The most common methods for reading files line by line in Python will be covered. Using readlines() Method Using this method, a file will be opened and its contents will be divided into separate lines. A list of every line in ... Read More

How to remove swap files using Python?

Sarika Singh

Sarika Singh

Updated on 17-Aug-2022 14:03:51

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This Python article will teach you how to recursively remove all files in a folder that have a particular extension. The application will remove all files with the supplied extension inside the folder when we give it the folder path and file extension. Example - using file.endswith() method The steps ... Read More

How to compare two different files line by line in Python?

Sarika Singh

Sarika Singh

Updated on 17-Aug-2022 13:56:40

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This tutorial looks at various Python comparison techniques for two files. We'll go over how to perform this typical work by using the available modules, reading two files, and comparing them line by line. In Python, comparing two files can be done in a variety of ways. Comparing Two Text ... Read More

How to close an opened file in Python?

Sarika Singh

Sarika Singh

Updated on 17-Aug-2022 13:53:21

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Open(), a built-in function in Python, opens a file and returns a file object. Methods and properties in file objects can be used to gather data about the file you opened. They may also be used to modify the mentioned file. Open a file Two arguments are required for this ... Read More

How to extract file extension using Python?

Sarika Singh

Sarika Singh

Updated on 17-Aug-2022 13:43:40

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An operating system like Microsoft Windows uses a file extension as a suffix to the name of a computer file. It falls under the category of metadata. An operating system's understanding of a file's attributes and, to some extent, its desired usage is supported by the file extension. We could ... Read More

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