YouTipPython3 File Readline
# Python3.x Python3 File readline() Method
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### Overview
The **readline()** method is used to read an entire line from a file, including the "n" character. If a non-negative integer argument is specified, it returns the specified number of bytes, including the "n" character.
### Syntax
The syntax for the readline() method is as follows:
fileObject.readline();
### Parameters
* **size** -- The number of bytes to read from the file.
### Return Value
Returns the bytes read from the string.
### Example
The following example demonstrates the use of the readline() method:
The content of the file tutorial.txt is as follows:
1:www. 2:www. 3:www. 4:www. 5:www.
Reading the content of the file:
## Example
#!/usr/bin/python3
# Open the file
fo =open("tutorial.txt","r+")
print("The file name is: ", fo.name)
line = fo.readline()
print("Read the first line: %s" % (line))
line = fo.readline(5)
print("The read string is: %s" % (line))
# Close the file
fo.close()
The output of the above example is:
The file name is: tutorial.txt Read the first line: 1:www. The read string is: 2:www
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