Read and Write Data in File in Python
import struct
def read_from_txt_file():
with open("file.txt", "r") as f:
for line in f:
print(line.strip())
def write_to_txt_file():
with open("file.txt", "a") as f: # append mode
f.write("text 0\n")
f.write("text 1\n")
f.write("text 2\n")
def write_to_bin_file():
with open("file.bin", "wb") as f:
# Pack int + double + UTF string
f.write(struct.pack("i", 0))
f.write(struct.pack("d", 3.14))
f.write(b"Value of pi")
f.write(struct.pack("i", 1))
f.write(struct.pack("d", 1.61))
f.write(b"Value of phi")
def read_from_bin_file():
with open("file.bin", "rb") as f:
while True:
data = f.read(4) # int
if not data:
break
i = struct.unpack("i", data)[0]
d = struct.unpack("d", f.read(8))[0]
# Read UTF string until next int (simplified approach)
s_bytes = bytearray()
while True:
b = f.read(1)
if not b or len(s_bytes) > 50: # crude stop condition
break
s_bytes.extend(b)
if b == b"\x00": # stop at null terminator if present
break
s = s_bytes.decode("utf-8", errors="ignore").strip("\x00")
print(f"({i}, {d}, {s})")
def main():
write_to_txt_file()
read_from_txt_file()
# write_to_bin_file()
# read_from_bin_file()
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()