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Path.read_text

pathlib

method of Path · Added in 3.5 (source)
  • Path.read_text(encoding=None, errors=None, newline=None)
Open the file in text mode, read it, and close the file.
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Changed in 3.13
  • 3.13: The newline parameter was added.
1 Example
>>> p = Path('my_text_file')
>>> p.write_text('Text file contents')
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>>> p.read_text()
'Text file contents'
from the Python docs
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