Examples for open()

out = open( 'data.test', 'w')
# out = open( 'data.test', 'a') append

L = [ 'def', 'ghi']
out.write( "abc\n")
out.writelines( L)

out.close()

inp = open( 'data.test', 'r')
print( "<")
print( inp.read())    # -> abc
                      #    defghi
print( ">")
inp.close()

inp = open( 'data.test', 'r')
print( inp.readline())    # -> abc
inp.close()

inp = open( 'data.test', 'r')
print( inp.readlines())    # -> ['abc\n', 'defghi']
inp.close()