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Module: Working with files

Learning Outcomes

How do I work with files?

To answer this question you will learn to:

  1. Implement a reader with and without a context manager.

  2. Be familiar with the os module and generate readers that can work on different computers.

  3. Recall the modules needed.

  4. Understand the different properties for different file formats.

Readings

Working with Text Files

How to load and read unstructured data

Getting data from the internet

How to obtain data from the internet

Field and Record Data

Using field and record data

Working with structured data files

How to work with JSON, YAML and XML files

Experiential Learning

Practical - Working with files

Practical - Working with files

Practical

Saving the maze data structure to disk

Use YAML or JSON to save your maze data structure to disk and load it again.

Exercise

Extended Exercise - the biggest Earthquake in the UK this Century

Using GeoJSON determine the location of the largest magnitude earthquake in the UK this century.

Exercise