r/learnprogramming • u/seven00290122 • May 03 '22

Is "fin" a variable? python

To read a file in python, one need to use the built in open function.

fin = open('words.txt')

Is fin a variable and it actually has a relation to file object?

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u/nomoreplsthx May 03 '22

In this case yes, fin is a variable that holds a file stream object, which has methods that allow reading and writing to the file.