File modes in Python PREMIUM

Trey Hunner

5 minute read • Works on Python 3.7—3.10

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Let's talk about file modes in Python.

Read mode (the default)

The default mode when you open a file is r or rt for read mode:

```pycon

with open("my_file.txt") as f: ...

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