.seek()
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Published May 10, 2021Updated Apr 12, 2022
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The .seek()
file method allows the user to move the location of the file handle’s reference point within an open file from one place to another.
Syntax
file.seek(offset, from what location)
Example
Use .seek()
to change the position of the reference point within the gullivers_travels.txt file:
f = open("gullivers_travels.txt", "r")# Print first line of the document from default 0th positionprint(f.readline())# Change the reference point to the 50th index positionf.seek(50)# Print line from new reference pointprint(f.readline())f.close()
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