Chapter 9. Files and Input/Output

Chapter Topics

• File Objects

  • File Built-in Function

  • File Built-in Methods

  • File Built-in Attributes

• Standard Files

• Command-line Arguments

• File System

• File Execution

• Persistent Storage

• Related Modules

This chapter is intended to give you an in-depth introduction on the use of files and related input/output capabilities of Python. We introduce the file object (its built-in function, and built-in methods and attributes), review the standard files, discuss accessing the file system, hint at file execution, and briefly mention persistent storage and modules in the standard library related to “file-mania.”