Python Basics Exercises: Reading and Writing Files (Summary)

Well done! By completing this video course, you’ve reinforced your ability to effectively read and write plain text files using the Path.open() method and the built-in open() function.

You’ve also practiced handling CSV files, the commonly used format for comma-separated values, using Python’s csv module.

In this video course, you’ve practiced:

• Differentiating between text and binary files
• Exploring character encodings and line endings
• Working seamlessly with file objects in Python
• Successfully reading and writing character data in various file modes
• Using important methods such as open(), Path.open(), and the with statement
• Leveraging the power of the csv module to manipulate CSV data

To continue your learning journey, check out these video courses:

• Reading and Writing Files in Python
• Practical Recipes for Working With Files in Python
• Reading and Writing CSV Files
• Reading and Writing Files With pandas
• Context Managers and Python’s with Statement
• Using Python’s pathlib Module

You might also enjoy these written tutorials:

• Reading and Writing Files in Python (Guide)
• Working With Files in Python
• Reading and Writing CSV Files in Python
• Python Practice Problems: Parsing CSV Files
• Why Is It Important to Close Files in Python?
• Python’s pathlib Module: Taming the File System

Now that you’ve flexed your coding muscles, you can move on to other topics in the Python Basics learning path.