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Python Notes: Class Three
Write mode says if it doesn't exist, create it. If it does, write over it.
If that's a problem, use append mode. Append mode says "if your file exists, great. if it doesn't exist, then it will add it to the end -- which is the beginning of a new file"
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with open ("states.txt", "r") as
states_file:
states = states_file.read()

print states

states_file is a file object that is opening states.txt in read-only mode
states_file is a variable
strings are a type of object.

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