Python Basics: Reading and Writing Files (Summary)

Congratulations! Now you know how to read and write plain text files using the Path.open() method and built-in open() function, as well as how to work with comma-separated value, or CSV, files using the Python standard library’s csv module.

In this video course, you’ve learned how to:

• Understand the difference between text and binary files
• Learn about character encodings and line endings
• Work with file objects in Python
• Read and write character data in various file modes
• Use open(), Path.open(), and the with statement
• Take advantage 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

Finally, you can revisit other topics in the Python Basics learning path.