File methods
>>> f = file(‘A_file.txt’, ‘r’)
>>> f.read()       # return all contents
>>> f.readline()      # return one line
>>> f.readlines()     # return list of lines
>>> f.seek(position)     # move to position
>>> position = f.tell()  # get current position
>>> f = file(‘A_file.txt’, ‘w’)
>>> f.write(a_string)
>>> f.writelines(a_list_of_strings)
>>> f.close()