pocketpy/docs/modules/io.md

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label: io

!!! This module is optional. Set PK_ENABLE_OS to 1 to enable it. !!!

io.FileIO.read(size=-1) -> bytes | str

Read up to size bytes from the file. If size is negative or omitted, read until EOF.

io.FileIO.write(data: bytes | str)

Write the given data to the file.

io.FileIO.seek(offset, whence=0) -> int

Change the file position to the given offset. The whence argument is optional and defaults to 0 (absolute file positioning); other values are 1 (seek relative to the current position) and 2 (seek relative to the file's end).

io.FileIO.tell() -> int

Return the current file position.

io.FileIO.close()

Close the file.

io.SEEK_SET

Seek from the beginning of the file.

io.SEEK_CUR

Seek from the current position.

io.SEEK_END

Seek from the end of the file.