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# Example: read a text file line by line using a for-loop
f = open("mobydick.txt", "r") # open file for reading
words = []
for line in f: # iterate over all lines in file
words += line.split() # append the list of words in line
f.close()
# Example: the with statement
with open("mobydick.txt") as f: # "rt" is the default mode
words = [word for line in f for word in line.split()]
# Example: writing to a file
with open("output.txt", "w") as f:
f.write("first line\n")
f.writelines(["second line\n", "third line\n"])
with open("output.txt") as f:
print(f.read())
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Call me Ishmael. Some years ago—never mind how long precisely—having
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