Question

To open a file c:\scores.txt for appending data, we use ____________

(a) outfile = open(“c:\\scores.txt”, “a”)

(b) outfile = open(“c:\\scores.txt”, “rw”)

(c) outfile = open(file = “c:\scores.txt”, “w”)

(d) outfile = open(file = “c:\\scores.txt”, “w”)

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Answer 1

Right answer is (a) outfile = open(“c:\\scores.txt”, “a”)

The explanation is: a is used to indicate that data is to be appended.