Python File close() Method
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Description
The method close() closes the opened file. A closed file cannot be read or written any more. Any operation, which requires that the file be opened will raise a ValueError after the file has been closed. Calling close() more than once is allowed.
Python automatically closes a file when the reference object of a file is reassigned to another file. It is a good practice to use the close() method to close a file.
Syntax
Following is the syntax for close() method −
fileObject.close();
Parameters
NA
Return Value
This method does not return any value.
Example
The following example shows the usage of close() method.
#!/usr/bin/python
# Open a file
fo = open("foo.txt", "wb")
print "Name of the file: ", fo.name
# Close opend file
fo.close()
When we run above program, it produces following result −
Name of the file: foo.txt
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