pathlib_read_write.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# encoding: utf-8
#
# Copyright (c) 2016 Doug Hellmann.  All rights reserved.
# Written for https://pymotw.com
#
"""Read and writing files
"""

#end_pymotw_header
import pathlib

f = pathlib.Path('example.txt')

f.write_bytes('This is the content'.encode('utf-8'))

with f.open('r', encoding='utf-8') as handle:
    print('read from open(): {!r}'.format(handle.read()))

print('read_text(): {!r}'.format(f.read_text('utf-8')))