Python 3 - File tell() Method

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Description

The method tell() returns the current position of the file read/write pointer within the file.

Syntax

Following is the syntax for tell() method −

fileObject.tell()

Parameters

NA

Return Value

This method returns the current position of the file read/write pointer within the file.

Example

The following example shows the usage of tell() method.

Assuming that 'foo.txt' file contains following text:
This is 1st line
This is 2nd line
This is 3rd line
This is 4th line
This is 5th line

#!/usr/bin/python3

fo = open("foo.txt", "r+")
print ("Name of the file: ", fo.name)

line = fo.readline()
print ("Read Line: %s" % (line))

pos=fo.tell()
print ("current position : ",pos)

# Close opened file
fo.close()

Result

When we run the above program, it produces the following result −

Name of the file:  foo.txt
Read Line: This is 1st line

Current Position: 18