how to store a file in a variable in python code example

Example 1: python use variable in another file

from OtherFile import Variable
#this assumes the 2 files are in the same folder, if not see here: 
'''
 https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4383571/importing-files-from-different-folder
'''

Example 2: how to write a python variable to a file

#use pickle

import pickle
dict = {'one': 1, 'two': 2}
file = open('dump.txt', 'w')
pickle.dump(dict, file)
file.close()

#and to read it again
file = open('dump.txt', 'r')
dict = pickle.load(file)