Practice Copying A File (28.2.5) - Handling files - Part B - Data Structures and Algorithms in Python
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Copying a File

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Question 1 Easy

What does the write command do in Python?

💡 Hint: Think about what operations you perform on files!

Question 2 Easy

What happens when you forget to add a \\n in your string while writing to a file?

💡 Hint: Consider how new lines affect text formatting.

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Question 1

What does the write command do?

Writes list to file
Writes string to file
Terminates the file

💡 Hint: Think about the type of data you pass to this function.

Question 2

True or False: writelines automatically adds newline characters.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall how you control new line characters when writing to files.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Write a function called copy_file that takes two arguments, source_file and destination_file, and copies the contents from one to the other without using readlines in a loop.

💡 Hint: Consider how you can read the entire file at once.

Challenge 2 Hard

Explain why checking the return value of write is crucial in a file-writing context? Give an example of a situation where it matters.

💡 Hint: Think about scenarios where writing might fail or get interrupted.

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