Tested on a Mac, 10.12.6.
import os.path textFile = "/Users/Shared/TextFile.txt" doesFileExist=os.path.isfile(textFile) if doesFileExist == True: file = open(textFile,"r") lines=file.read().splitlines() global line1 global line2 line1 = lines[0] line2 = lines[1] file.close()
Notes
| Mode | Description |
|---|---|
| ‘r’ | This is the default mode. It Opens file for reading. |
| ‘w’ | This Mode Opens file for writing. If file does not exist, it creates a new file. If file exists it truncates the file. |
| ‘x’ | Creates a new file. If file already exists, the operation fails. |
| ‘a’ | Open file in append mode. If file does not exist, it creates a new file. |
| ‘t’ | This is the default mode. It opens in text mode. |
| ‘b’ | This opens in binary mode. |
| ‘+’ | This will open a file for reading and writing (updating) |