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Python File Handling

The document discusses file handling in Python, emphasizing its importance for storing data permanently and managing input/output operations. It covers key operations such as opening, reading, writing, and appending to files, with best practices for clean handling using 'with' statements. Additionally, it includes examples of building a simple note-keeping application and searching for specific notes within a file.

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Python File Handling

The document discusses file handling in Python, emphasizing its importance for storing data permanently and managing input/output operations. It covers key operations such as opening, reading, writing, and appending to files, with best practices for clean handling using 'with' statements. Additionally, it includes examples of building a simple note-keeping application and searching for specific notes within a file.

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File Handling in Python

💡 Why File Handling Matters:


We’ve built apps that:
Use input/output
Store info temporarily
Now we’ll learn how to:
Store data permanently
Read & write text files
Build systems that remember informations like:
Saving receipts
Storing student reports
Logging login attempts

1. Open a File

This creates a file and writes inside it. "w" = write mode (creates/overwrites)

2. Read from a File

This reads what you wrote earlier.


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3. Add (Append) to a File

"a" = append mode (adds without deleting old data)

🧼 4. Best Practice: Use with (Auto Close)

✅ This way Python closes it for you automatically — cleaner and safer.
Example:
Build a simple student note keeper:
1.Ask the user to type their name and a note
2.Save it in a file called notes.txt
3.Each time the app runs, it should add a new line like:

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Sample Output:
After User runs the app:

🗂️ File: notes.txt will now contain:

If another user runs the code:

✅ File content becomes:

🧠 What You Just Learned:


Writing to files using "a" mode (append)
Formatting strings with f"{...}"
Using with open(...) as file: for clean file handling

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Mini-Lesson Search or Filter Notes in a File
🎯 Goal:
Ask the user to enter a name
Read the notes.txt file
Show only the notes written by that name

Example: Enter name to search: Brighton


📌 Found note: Brighton: I love Python!
If no match:
Enter name to search: Asha
❌ No notes found for: Asha
FULL CODE: Search Notes by Name

🧠 What You Just Learned:


Text searching

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Looping through file lines
String functions like .startswith()
Graceful error handling

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