Python · Files and paths

file.readline() / readlines()

Read one line, or every remaining line as a list.

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file.readline() / file.readlines()

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with open("notes.txt", "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
    f.write("a\nb\n")
with open("notes.txt", encoding="utf-8") as f:
    print(f.readline().strip(), len(f.readlines()))

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