Python Basic Tutorial

Python Flow Control

Python has a set of methods that can be used for file objects.

Method	Description
close()	Close the file.
detach()	Return the separated raw stream (raw stream) from the buffer.
fileno()	Return the numeric representation of the stream from the perspective of the operating system.
flush()	Refresh the internal buffer.
isatty()	Return whether the file stream is interactive.
read()	Return the file content.
readable()	Return whether it is possible to read the file stream.
readline()	Return a line in the file.
readlines()	Return the list of lines in the file.
seek()	Change the file position.
seekable()	Return whether the file allows us to change the file position.
tell()	Return the current file position.
truncate()	Adjust the file to the specified size.
writeable()	Return whether it is possible to write to the file.
write()	Write the specified string to a file.
writelines()	Write a list of strings to a file.

In our Python file tutorial Learn more about file operations on Python.