Read File in Python - DevPops-Inc/python GitHub Wiki

• Press the command key and spacebar to launch Spotlight Search, type “terminal” and select the “Terminal” application.
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• Type python3 and press the return key to launch the Python interactive shell.
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• Type import os and press the return key to import the os module.
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• Type from pathlib import Path and press the return key to import the Path object from the pathlib module.
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• Type file variable = Path(“< file path >”) and press the return key to declare a variable and set it to the path of the file you wish to read.
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• Type os.path.exists(< file variable >) and press the return key to test the file path and it will return True since the file exists.
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• Type < read variable >=open(“< file variable >”) and press the return key to declare a read variable and set it to the file you wish to read.
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• Type print(< read variable >.read()) and press the return key to print the contents of the file in the shell.
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• Type quit() or exit() and press the return key to exit the Python shell and return to the UNIX-like shell.
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