.writable()
The .writeable()
file method allows the user to check if a file is writable or not. The function will return True
if the file is writable and accessed in append or write mode, and False
if it was accessed in read mode.
Syntax
file.writable()
Example 1
Use .writable()
to check if the gullivers_travels.txt file is writable:
f = open("gullivers_travels.txt", "a")f.writable()
The .writable()
method will return True
here.
Example 2
Use .writable()
to check if the gullivers_travels.txt file is writable:
f = open("gullivers_travels.txt", "r")f.writable()
The .writable()
method will return False
here.
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