Episode notes
Welcome to this episode where we're moving beyond temporary data storage to Period 19: File Handling! Today, we're focusing on how to read data from text files. Our main goal is to help you open, read, and close text files in various ways. 📖
The Importance of Persistent Data
We'll start by discussing why file handling is so important: it allows for persistent data storage. Unlike variables and arrays that lose their data when a program ends, files on a disk can store information permanently. We'll explain the different modes for opening a file, specifically the "read" mode ("r") which is crucial for our work today.
Reading Techniques & Practice
We'll review three key techniques for reading from a text file:
- Reading the