CODEWITHSUNDEEP
python-2.7
user3201916
user3201916

Reputation: 161

Reading file doesn't work in python

I am trying to open a file but it is displaying nothing.

openf = open('C:\Python27\NEWS', 'r')
openf.read()

It is neither displaying text nor any error. What could be the reason?

and when i write like this

openf = open('C:\Users\K\Desktop\wait.txt', 'r')
>>> print openf

This gives Output:

<open file 'C:\\Users\\K\\Desktop\\wai.txt', mode 'r' at 0x0000000002B4DDB0>

What does this mean?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1522

Answers (1)

Kevin
Kevin

Reputation: 76194

read doesn't display anything - it merely returns a string. If you're not at an interactive prompt, the only output you will see is what you print.

openf = open('C:\Python27\NEWS', 'r')
print openf.read()

print openf will give details about the openf object. It's an open file pointed at that file name, it was opened in "read" mode, and it exists in memory at address 0x0000000002B4DDB0.

Upvotes: 1

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