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Quiz: Read and Write Text Files

Test how to read, write, and append text files in Python

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In the last lesson, you gave your Python programs long-term memory by reading from and writing to text files! You learned how to:

  • Write data using a mode "w".

  • Append content using mode "a".

  • Read data back using .read().

  • Use with to handle files safely and cleanly.

Now, check what you’ve learned with a quick quiz!

1

What happens when you open a file with mode "w" in Python?

A)

Reads the file without changing it

B)

Opens the file for writing and overwrites existing content

C)

Appends new content to the file

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Nice job! You’ve just unlocked a powerful feature—file handling—that allows your Python programs to save and retrieve information between runs.

What’s next?

Let’s put your new skills into action! In this hands-on project, you’ll build a score logger that:

  • Prompts users for their name and score.

  • Saves the entries to a file called scores.txt using append mode.

  • Reads and displays all stored scores so the user can see the full leaderboard.

This project gives your code a memory and turns it into a mini high-score board. Let’s start logging like a pro!