Python Automation – Code Snippet – Return Text File Contents

This Python function will read and text file and return text file contents.

#usage yourContentHolder = return_text_file_content(path to text file)
def return_text_file_content(file):
    encoding_format = "utf-8"
    textDataFile = open(file, mode="r",encoding= encoding_format)
    textContent = textDataFile.read()
    textDataFile.close()
    return textContent

Usage – yourcontentholder = return_text_file_content(path and file name to text file)

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