Opening the file in writing mode

[Abdul Abdul]

Hi,

Thanks for your reply. I just wanted to understand the 'w' mode in Python.
So, when using it, it will overwrite any existing mode, right?

Thanks.

On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 12:13 PM, Adnan Sadzak <sadzak at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Yes, but You also can open an existing file in 'append' mode.
>
> Cheers,
> Adnan
> On Jan 15, 2015 12:08 PM, "Abdul Abdul" <abdul.sw84 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> In the Python documentation, when opening the file in write mode, it
>> mentions the following:
>>
>> *writing (truncating the file if it already exists)*
>> What is meant by "truncating" here? Is it simply overwriting the file
>> already existing?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
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