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+Python gives a very powerful and versatile user interface that allows you to interact with files very efficiently.
+It follows the general syntax:
+
+	f = open(filename, mode)
+
+
+## Operations
+There are certain modes you can open a file in, and good rule of thumb on their usage is the type of operation you are trying to complete
+### Read
+r: This is to open a file in your program
+r+:This allows you to read and write to a file, it does not overwrite any pre-existing data in the file
+allowing you to primarily read but
+
+	file = open('pyData.txt','r')
+	print(file.readline(1))
+	#This will read the first line in your file, and is one of the methods you can use
+You can use plain read to extract the contents of the file:
+
+	file = open('pyData.txt','r')
+	fileContent=file.read()
+	print(fileContent)
+### Write:
+w: This is to primarily write, giving you full writing privileges allowing you to also overwrite any pre-existing data in the program
+
+	file=open('myData.txt','w')
+	file.write("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog")
+	
+w+: This is extended writing, allowing you to create a file if it does not exist ,you can also read data from a given file with the intent to write to it, it will effectively reset the file allowing you to write to it.
+
+
+	file=open('myData.txt','w+')
+	file.write("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog")
+	print(file.read())
+
+### Append:
+a: This is to append, or add to the file without overwriting any pre-existing data
+
+	file=open('myData.txt','a')
+	file.write("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog again")
+	
+a+:  This is to append and read data from the file, without overriding any pre-existing data in the file.
+
+	file=open('myData.txt','a+')
+	file.write("The quick brown fox runs from the lazy dog")
+	print(file.read())
+## Create
+x+: this creates the file and will return an error if the file already exists
+e.g.:
+
+	file=open('myData.txt','x')
+	file.write("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog")
+	newfile=open('myData.txt','r')
+	print(myData.read())
+
+