Welcome to the Python file handling quiz part-1. In this quiz, we’ve added 15 basic questions that cover topics related to file-handling functions and access modes.
Undoubtedly, files are a key component of almost all applications. But it has been a challenge for programmers to use them in an optimized manner. Because the mishandling of files can pull down the performance of any application miserably.
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This topic is important for programmers but has the same relevance for automation testers. So, attempt the below Python file handling quiz part-1 and answer each question carefully.
Q-1. Which of the following command is used to open a file “c:\temp.txt” in read mode only?
A. infile = open(“c:\temp.txt”, “r”)
B. infile = open(“c:\\temp.txt”, “r”)
C. infile = open(file = “c:\temp.txt”, “r+”)
D. infile = open(file = “c:\\temp.txt”, “r+”)
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Option – B
Q-2. Which of the following command is used to open a file “c:\temp.txt” in write mode only?
A. outfile = open(“c:\temp.txt”, “w”)
B. outfile = open(“c:\\temp.txt”, “w”)
C. outfile = open(file = “c:\temp.txt”, “w+”)
D. outfile = open(file = “c:\\temp.txt”, “w+”)
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Option – B
Q-3. Which of the following command is used to open a file “c:\temp.txt” in append-mode?
A. outfile = open(“c:/temp.txt”, “a”)
B. outfile = open(“c:\\temp.txt”, “rw”)
C. outfile = open(“c:\temp.txt”, “w+”)
D. outfile = open(“c:\\temp.txt”, “r+”)
E. outfile = open(“c:\\temp.txt”, “a”)
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Option – A and E
Q-4. Which of the following statements are true regarding the opening modes of a file?
A. When you open a file for reading, if the file does not exist, an error occurs.
B. When you open a file for writing, if the file does not exist, an error occurs.
C. When you open a file for reading, if the file does not exist, the program will open an empty file.
D. When you open a file for writing, if the file does not exist, a new file is created.
E. When you open a file for writing, if the file exists, the existing file is overwritten with the new file.
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Option – A, D, and, E
Q-5. Which of the following commands can be used to read the “n” number of characters from a file using the file object <file>?
A. file.read(n)
B. n = file.read()
C. file.readline(n)
D. file.readlines()
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Option – A
Q-6. Which of the following commands can be used to read the entire contents of a file as a string using the file object <tmpfile>?
A. tmpfile.read(n)
B. tmpfile.read()
C. tmpfile.readline()
D. tmpfile.readlines()
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Option – B
Q-7. Which of the following commands can be used to read the next line in a file using the file object <tmpfile>?
A. tmpfile.read(n)
B. tmpfile.read()
C. tmpfile.readline()
D. tmpfile.readlines()
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Option – C
Q-8. Which of the following commands can be used to read the remaining lines in a file using the file object <tmpfile>?
A. tmpfile.read(n)
B. tmpfile.read()
C. tmpfile.readline()
D. tmpfile.readlines()
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Option – D
Q-9. What does the <readlines()> method return?
A. str
B. a list of lines
C. list of single characters
D. a list of integers
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Option – B
Q-10. Which of the following functions can be used to check if a file “logo” exists?
A. os.path.isFile(logo)
B. os.path.exists(logo)
C. os.path.isfile(logo)
D. os.isFile(logo)
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Option – C
Q-11. Which of the following functions displays a file dialog for opening an existing file?
A. tmpfile = askopenfilename()
B. tmpfile = asksaveasfilename()
C. tmpfile = openfilename()
D. tmpfile = saveasfilename()
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Option – A
Q-12. Which of the following functions displays a file dialog for saving a file?
A. tmpfile = askopenfilename()
B. tmpfile = openfilename()
C. tmpfile = asksaveasfilename()
D. tmpfile = saveasfilename()
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Option – C
Q-13. Which of the following command is used to open a file “c:\temp.txt” for writing in binary format only?
A. outfile = open(“c:\temp.txt”, “w”)
B. outfile = open(“c:\\temp.txt”, “wb”)
C. outfile = open(“c:\temp.txt”, “w+”)
D. outfile = open(“c:\\temp.txt”, “wb+”)
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Option – B
Q-14. Which of the following command is used to open a file “c:\temp.txt” for reading in binary format only?
A. outfile = open(“c:\temp.txt”, “r”)
B. outfile = open(“c:\\temp.txt”, “rb”)
C. outfile = open(“c:\temp.txt”, “r+”)
D. outfile = open(“c:\\temp.txt”, “rb+”)
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Option – B
Q-15. Which of the following functions do you use to write data in binary format?
A. write
B. output
C. dump
D. send
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Option – C
Your Experience with this Python File Handling Quiz?
We hope that you enjoyed going through the above Python file handling quiz part-1. Though, you could have felt the questions were a bit basic but would have reminded you of the core file-handling principles in Python.
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