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Python Regular Expressions in Python Introduction to Regular Expressions The Basics

Posted by Mohammed Zvakavapano
Mohammed Zvakavapano
1,746 Points

Use open() to load the file "basics.txt" into the variable file_object.

Use open() to load the file "basics.txt" into the variable file_object.

basics.py 
def file_object():
    with open (" basics.txt")
    data = file_object.read()
    file_object.close()

1 Answer

William Li
William Li
7,950 Points
William Li
William Li
7,950 Points

I think they want us to just load the file, we shouldn't read it yet.

I was able to solve it as below:

file_object= open("basics.txt")