To create, read, and write to a text and markdown file in Python

To create, read, and write to a file in Python

To create, read, and write to a file in Python, you can use the open() function. Here are some examples:

1. Creating a file:

file = open("filename.txt", "w")
file.write("Hello world!")
file.close()

This will create a new file called “filename.txt” and write the string “Hello world!” to it.
2. Reading a file:

file = open("filename.txt", "r")
contents = file.read()
file.close()
print(contents)

This opens the file “filename.txt” that we created in the previous example, reads its contents into the variable contents, and prints them to the console.
3. Appending to a file:

file = open("filename.txt", "a")
file.write("\nThis is a new line.")
file.close()

This opens the file “filename.txt” in append mode and adds the string “\nThis is a new line.” to the end of the file.

There are other modes you can use with open(), such as “r+” (read and write) and “a+” (read and append). For more information, check out the official Python documentation on file input/output.

To read and write Markdown files in Python

To read and write Markdown files in Python, you can use the markdown library, which provides a way to convert Markdown text to HTML and vice versa. Here’s an example of how to use it:

1. Installing the markdown library:

pip install markdown

1. Reading a Markdown file:

import markdown

with open(“filename.md”, “r”) as f:
md_text = f.read()

html = markdown.markdown(md_text)
print(html)

This reads a Markdown file called "filename.md", converts the text to HTML using the `markdown()` function, and prints the resulting HTML to the console.

3. Writing to a Markdown file:

import markdown

html = “<h1>Hello world!</h1>”
md_text = markdown.markdown(html)

with open(“filename.md”, “w”) as f:
f.write(md_text)

This writes the string "Hello world!
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" to a Markdown file called "filename.md" as converted Markdown text, using the `write()` function.

Note that you can also use the `markdown2` library, which is a newer version of the `markdown` library with some additional features. You can install it using `pip install markdown2`.