#!/usr/bin/python
# Filename: using_file.py
poem = '''\
Programming is fun
When the work is done
if you wanna make your work also fun:
use Python!
'''
f = file('poem.txt', 'w') # open for 'w'riting
f.write(poem) # write text to file
f.close() # close the file
f = file('poem.txt')
# if no mode is specified, 'r'ead mode is assumed by default
while True:
line = f.readline()
if len(line) == 0: # Zero length indicates EOF
break
print line,
# Notice comma to avoid automatic newline added by Python
f.close() # close the file