readfile.py

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# From: docs.python.org/tutorial/inputoutput.html
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print('>>read sample1.txt')

inFile = open('sample1.txt','r')
contents = inFile.read()
print(contents)
inFile.close()

print('>>read sample2.txt')

inFile = open('sample2.txt','r')
contents = inFile.read()
print(contents)
inFile.close()

print('>>read sample2.txt again')

inFile = open('sample2.txt')
for line in inFile:
    print(line,end='')
inFile.close()