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File Operations Python

The document contains a Python script that defines functions for file operations including creating, reading, appending, renaming, and deleting files. It handles exceptions for input/output errors during these operations. The script demonstrates these functions using an example file named 'example.txt'.

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File Operations Python

The document contains a Python script that defines functions for file operations including creating, reading, appending, renaming, and deleting files. It handles exceptions for input/output errors during these operations. The script demonstrates these functions using an example file named 'example.txt'.

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Deepa Sivakumar
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import os

def create_file(filename):
try:
with open(filename, 'w') as f:
f.write('Hello, world!\n')
print("File " + filename + " created successfully.")
except IOError:
print("Error: could not create file " + filename)

def read_file(filename):
try:
with open(filename, 'r') as f:
contents = f.read()
print(contents)
except IOError:
print("Error: could not read file " + filename)

def append_file(filename, text):


try:
with open(filename, 'a') as f:
f.write(text)
print("Text appended to file " + filename + " successfully.")
except IOError:
print("Error: could not append to file " + filename)

def rename_file(filename, new_filename):


try:
os.rename(filename, new_filename)
print("File " + filename + " renamed to " + new_filename + "
successfully.")
except IOError:
print("Error: could not rename file " + filename)

def delete_file(filename):
try:
os.remove(filename)
print("File " + filename + " deleted successfully.")
except IOError:
print("Error: could not delete file " + filename)

if __name__ == '__main__':
filename = "example.txt"
new_filename = "new_example.txt"

create_file(filename)
read_file(filename)
append_file(filename, "This is some additional text.\n")
read_file(filename)
rename_file(filename, new_filename)
read_file(new_filename)
delete_file(new_filename)

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