python files

Question

Hello.

I tried opening, reading, printing, and closing a python file using this code:
file = open("basic.py", "r+")
file = file.read()
print(file)
file.close()

However, I got this:
AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'close'

Can anyone help to explain the situation?

Answer 1

Hi @Omar Falk, you are very right. Thanks, I did not observe this.

Answer 2

Hi,
you use file for two different purposes.
1. here-->
file = open("basic.py", "r+")
2.--> here
file = file.read()
print(file)
file.close()

With 2. you overwrite first use and your variable file is not a file handler but a string.
Solution: Use different variables.
for 2nd for example the variable content