Open file inside Python

Question

How can I open a file once I am inside Python, that is, once I have typed "python" in the terminal? I know how to open a file by typing something similar to the following in a script, and then running it:

from sys import argv
script, filename = argv
txt = open(filename)
print txt.read()

But I have no idea how to do it once I'm inside the Python interpreter. I've tried to type open (file.txt) and also open ("file.txt"), but I get a long error message either way.

Which is the correct way to do this?

Ilja · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-02 12:31:02Z

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You have to add a mode to the call txt = open('filename.txt', 'r') if you want to read (or w/a for writing or appending). I just tried it, it works :)

answered Mar 2, 2017 at 12:31

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