get first x lines of file python code example
Example: Write a Python program to read first n lines of a file
def read_lines(fname,n,mode='r+'):
with open(fname) as f:
for i in range(n):
print(f.readline())
read_lines('file1.txt',2)
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def readnline(fname,lines,mode='r+'):
with open(fname) as f:
li = [ next(f) for i in range(lines)]
print(li)
readnline('file1.txt',1)
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