Year 11
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will be introduced to text files. The focus will be on reading text files, and how the data from a text file can be used within a program. We will be stepped through the key methods that are used for reading text files in Python, before we complete two text file challenges.
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3 Questions
Q1.
A coded message has been created. Solve the message below: +3 FLSKHU
CODED
CRYPTIC
IOVNKX
Q2.
A coded message has been created. Solve the message below: +2 LWNKWU
GENIUS
JULIAN
NYPMYW
Q3.
A coded message has been created. Solve the message below: +4 TCXLUR
CIPHER
SCRIPT
XGBPYV
4 Questions
Q1.
If you want to open a text file in write format, what would you put in the highlighted space in this code?
a
r
r+
Q2.
If you want to open a text file and add to that file, what would you put in the highlighted space in this code?
r
r+
w
Q3.
If you want to open a text file and read that file, what would you put in the highlighted space in this code?
a
r+
w
Q4.
True or False: The readline() method always returns and additional line space at the end of it.
False