Read bytes into a buffer : read « File « Python Tutorial






filePath = "input.txt"

buffer = "Read buffer:\n"
file = open(filePath, 'rU')
while(1):
    bytes = file.read(5)
    if bytes:
        buffer += bytes
    else:
        break

print buffer








12.10.read
12.10.1.Read with index
12.10.2.Read bytes into a buffer
12.10.3.Read entire file into a buffer
12.10.4.Accessing Each Word in a File
12.10.5.exception you are anticipating
12.10.6.function that tries to read a file and return its contents