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5 File and Directory Access
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8 The modules described in this chapter deal with disk files and directories. For
9 example, there are modules for reading the properties of files, manipulating
10 paths in a portable way, and creating temporary files. The full list of modules
32 Section :ref:`bltin-file-objects`
33 A description of Python's built-in file objects.
36 Operating system interfaces, including functions to work with files at a lower
37 level than the built-in file object.