Python – Input/Output
Resources
Read or watch:
- 7.2. Reading and Writing Files
- 8.7. Predefined Clean-up Actions
- Dive Into Python 3: Chapter 11. Files (until “11.4 Binary Files” (included))
- JSON encoder and decoder
- Learn to Program 8 : Reading / Writing Files
- Automate the Boring Stuff with Python (ch. 8 p 180-183 and ch. 14 p 326-333)
- sys package
Learning Objectives
At the end of this project, you are expected to be able to explain to anyone, without the help of Google:
General
- Why Python programming is awesome
- How to open a file
- How to write text in a file
- How to read the full content of a file
- How to read a file line by line
- How to move the cursor in a file
- How to make sure a file is closed after using it
- What is and how to use the
withstatement - What is
JSON - What is serialization
- What is deserialization
- How to convert a Python data structure to a JSON string
- How to convert a JSON string to a Python data structure
- How to access command line parameters in a Python script
