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Python

Pratham Patel
Pratham Patel
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Posted by Pratham Patel
Pratham Patel
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why is Kenneth using a txt file instead of a python file. And where would i use this in my python career

Please help

Pratham Patel
Pratham Patel
4,976 Points
Pratham Patel
Pratham Patel
4,976 Points

Its the first video in regular expressions course

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Chris Freeman
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Chris Freeman
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Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points

In the first video Reading Files, a txt file is used to signify the file contents is regular text and is not Python code. This is a common practice.

Often the data input for a python program is generated by another program. This input data is usually a text file, or a Comma Separates Values (CSV) file, a special formatted text file you'll learn about later in the course.