The key function for working with files in Python is the open() function.
The open() function takes two parameters; filename, and mode.
There are four different methods (modes) for opening a file:
"r" – Read – Default value. Opens a file for reading, error if the file does not exist
"a" – Append – Opens a file for appending, creates the file if it does not exist
"w" – Write – Opens a file for writing, creates the file if it does not exist
"x" – Create – Creates the specified file, returns an error if the file exists
In addition you can specify if the file should be handled as binary or text mode
"t" – Text – Default value. Text mode
"b" – Binary – Binary mode (e.g. images)
