How can you access and edit the contents of a file in Python? What are some of the best practices for editing a file in Python?
Python provides a number of ways to access and edit the contents of a file. The most common way is to open the file in read/write mode and use the read() and write() functions. It is important to remember to close the file after you are done editing it. Additionally, it is best practice to open the file in a 'with' statement so that the file is automatically closed once the code block is finished. Other methods of editing a file in Python include using the os module to manipulate the file system and using the shutil module to copy, move, and delete files.