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I have a folder of .txt files that I need to work with in python while maintaining each files contents as separate from the others.



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text_1 = "The text of one file"


i want to have



all_text= ["The text of one file", "The text of one file", "The text of one file"]


the files are loading in the order I want them, I just don't know how to load them as individual from each other






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  • Use file.read() to get the file contents, and append that to your all_text list.
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I have a folder of .txt files that I need to work with in python while maintaining each files contents as separate from the others.



so instead of 



text_1 = "The text of one file"


i want to have



all_text= ["The text of one file", "The text of one file", "The text of one file"]


the files are loading in the order I want them, I just don't know how to load them as individual from each other






python







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    I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because no effort has been put in by OP to solve this themselves.
    – Marcin
    2 hours ago










  • Use file.read() to get the file contents, and append that to your all_text list.
    – John Gordon
    2 hours ago






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    If you Google the phrase "Python file input", you’ll find tutorials that can explain it much better than we can in an answer here. StackOverflow is not a coding or tutorial resource.
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I have a folder of .txt files that I need to work with in python while maintaining each files contents as separate from the others.



so instead of 



text_1 = "The text of one file"


i want to have



all_text= ["The text of one file", "The text of one file", "The text of one file"]


the files are loading in the order I want them, I just don't know how to load them as individual from each other






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I have a folder of .txt files that I need to work with in python while maintaining each files contents as separate from the others.



so instead of 



text_1 = "The text of one file"


i want to have



all_text= ["The text of one file", "The text of one file", "The text of one file"]


the files are loading in the order I want them, I just don't know how to load them as individual from each other






python




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    I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because no effort has been put in by OP to solve this themselves.
    – Marcin
    2 hours ago










  • Use file.read() to get the file contents, and append that to your all_text list.
    – John Gordon
    2 hours ago






  • 1




    If you Google the phrase "Python file input", you’ll find tutorials that can explain it much better than we can in an answer here. StackOverflow is not a coding or tutorial resource.
    – Prune
    2 hours ago














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    I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because no effort has been put in by OP to solve this themselves.
    – Marcin
    2 hours ago










  • Use file.read() to get the file contents, and append that to your all_text list.
    – John Gordon
    2 hours ago






  • 1




    If you Google the phrase "Python file input", you’ll find tutorials that can explain it much better than we can in an answer here. StackOverflow is not a coding or tutorial resource.
    – Prune
    2 hours ago








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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because no effort has been put in by OP to solve this themselves.
– Marcin
2 hours ago




I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because no effort has been put in by OP to solve this themselves.
– Marcin
2 hours ago












Use file.read() to get the file contents, and append that to your all_text list.
– John Gordon
2 hours ago




Use file.read() to get the file contents, and append that to your all_text list.
– John Gordon
2 hours ago




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1




If you Google the phrase "Python file input", you’ll find tutorials that can explain it much better than we can in an answer here. StackOverflow is not a coding or tutorial resource.
– Prune
2 hours ago




If you Google the phrase "Python file input", you’ll find tutorials that can explain it much better than we can in an answer here. StackOverflow is not a coding or tutorial resource.
– Prune
2 hours ago












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Assuming you have a list of files you want to read, this should do it



all_text = 

for f_name in files_to_read:

    with open(f_name , 'r') as f:

        all_text.append(f.read())





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    Try this



    import os
    
dir = YOUR_DIR
    
files = os.listdir(dir)
    
all_text = 
    
for file in files:
    
    with open(dir+file) as file_object:
    
        contents = file_object.read()
    
        all_text.append(contents)





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    • Nice adding the directory list from os
      – hhaefliger
      2 hours ago










    • all_text = [path.read_text() for path in pathlib.Path(YOUR_DIR).iterdir()]
      – roeen30
      2 hours ago


















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    use a for loop:



    files = [list of files]
    
files_data = 
    
for file in files:
    
    with open(file, 'r') as f:
    
        files_data.append(f.read())


    this will return an array in which each file is a separate element.



    hope this helps






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    up vote
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    Assuming you have a list of files you want to read, this should do it



    all_text = 
    
for f_name in files_to_read:
    
    with open(f_name , 'r') as f:
    
        all_text.append(f.read())





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      Assuming you have a list of files you want to read, this should do it



      all_text = 
      
for f_name in files_to_read:
      
    with open(f_name , 'r') as f:
      
        all_text.append(f.read())





      share|improve this answer























        up vote
        2
        down vote










        up vote
        2
        down vote









        Assuming you have a list of files you want to read, this should do it



        all_text = 
        
for f_name in files_to_read:
        
    with open(f_name , 'r') as f:
        
        all_text.append(f.read())





        share|improve this answer












        Assuming you have a list of files you want to read, this should do it



        all_text = 
        
for f_name in files_to_read:
        
    with open(f_name , 'r') as f:
        
        all_text.append(f.read())






        share|improve this answer












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        answered 2 hours ago









        David Barishev

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            Try this



            import os
            
dir = YOUR_DIR
            
files = os.listdir(dir)
            
all_text = 
            
for file in files:
            
    with open(dir+file) as file_object:
            
        contents = file_object.read()
            
        all_text.append(contents)





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            • Nice adding the directory list from os
              – hhaefliger
              2 hours ago










            • all_text = [path.read_text() for path in pathlib.Path(YOUR_DIR).iterdir()]
              – roeen30
              2 hours ago















            up vote
            2
            down vote













            Try this



            import os
            
dir = YOUR_DIR
            
files = os.listdir(dir)
            
all_text = 
            
for file in files:
            
    with open(dir+file) as file_object:
            
        contents = file_object.read()
            
        all_text.append(contents)





            share|improve this answer





















            • Nice adding the directory list from os
              – hhaefliger
              2 hours ago










            • all_text = [path.read_text() for path in pathlib.Path(YOUR_DIR).iterdir()]
              – roeen30
              2 hours ago













            up vote
            2
            down vote










            up vote
            2
            down vote









            Try this



            import os
            
dir = YOUR_DIR
            
files = os.listdir(dir)
            
all_text = 
            
for file in files:
            
    with open(dir+file) as file_object:
            
        contents = file_object.read()
            
        all_text.append(contents)





            share|improve this answer












            Try this



            import os
            
dir = YOUR_DIR
            
files = os.listdir(dir)
            
all_text = 
            
for file in files:
            
    with open(dir+file) as file_object:
            
        contents = file_object.read()
            
        all_text.append(contents)






            share|improve this answer












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            answered 2 hours ago









            Guilherme Costa

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            • Nice adding the directory list from os
              – hhaefliger
              2 hours ago










            • all_text = [path.read_text() for path in pathlib.Path(YOUR_DIR).iterdir()]
              – roeen30
              2 hours ago


















            • Nice adding the directory list from os
              – hhaefliger
              2 hours ago










            • all_text = [path.read_text() for path in pathlib.Path(YOUR_DIR).iterdir()]
              – roeen30
              2 hours ago
















            Nice adding the directory list from os
            – hhaefliger
            2 hours ago




            Nice adding the directory list from os
            – hhaefliger
            2 hours ago












            all_text = [path.read_text() for path in pathlib.Path(YOUR_DIR).iterdir()]
            – roeen30
            2 hours ago




            all_text = [path.read_text() for path in pathlib.Path(YOUR_DIR).iterdir()]
            – roeen30
            2 hours ago










            up vote
            0
            down vote













            use a for loop:



            files = [list of files]
            
files_data = 
            
for file in files:
            
    with open(file, 'r') as f:
            
        files_data.append(f.read())


            this will return an array in which each file is a separate element.



            hope this helps






            share|improve this answer








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            • Sorry for misreading the question before.
              – hhaefliger
              2 hours ago















            up vote
            0
            down vote













            use a for loop:



            files = [list of files]
            
files_data = 
            
for file in files:
            
    with open(file, 'r') as f:
            
        files_data.append(f.read())


            this will return an array in which each file is a separate element.



            hope this helps






            share|improve this answer








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            • Sorry for misreading the question before.
              – hhaefliger
              2 hours ago













            up vote
            0
            down vote










            up vote
            0
            down vote









            use a for loop:



            files = [list of files]
            
files_data = 
            
for file in files:
            
    with open(file, 'r') as f:
            
        files_data.append(f.read())


            this will return an array in which each file is a separate element.



            hope this helps






            share|improve this answer








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            use a for loop:



            files = [list of files]
            
files_data = 
            
for file in files:
            
    with open(file, 'r') as f:
            
        files_data.append(f.read())


            this will return an array in which each file is a separate element.



            hope this helps







            share|improve this answer








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            answered 2 hours ago









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            • Sorry for misreading the question before.
              – hhaefliger
              2 hours ago


















            • Sorry for misreading the question before.
              – hhaefliger
              2 hours ago
















            Sorry for misreading the question before.
            – hhaefliger
            2 hours ago




            Sorry for misreading the question before.
            – hhaefliger
            2 hours ago



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