Question

• Using the code as an example, explain why Python is a fixed format programming language.
• Describe what would be output for each of the print statements in the code listing.-
• Given the difference in output, explain the different roles of readLine(), readLines(), and read() functions.

with open("rainfall.txt","r") as inFile:

   aLine = inFile.readLine()

with open("rainfall.txt", "r") as inFile:

  lineList = inFile.readLines()

with open("rainfall.txt", "r") as inFile:

  fileString = inFile.read())

print(aLine)

print(lineList)

print(fileString)

Answer 1

Answer::

1.why Python is a fixed format programming language.?

Answer :: Python is an interpreted, high-level and general-purpose programming language.Python is a simple and robust language and used to bypassed vulnerabilities of the other systems.As you can see in code number of statements executes in a fixed format.

2. print statements as follows:

3. Differences between readLine(), readLines(), and read()

Answer::

1. readline() : reads a single line from file with newline at the end
2. readlines() : returns a list containing all the lines in the file
3. read() : returns the specified number of bytes from the file.

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