Question: 999 The following python 3 code opens a text file, write to the text file and then reads and prints the text file contents Under

999 The following python 3 code opens a text file, write to the text file and then reads and prints the text file contents

Under Windows 7 Pro Notepad a blank testfile.txt is created and saved on the desktop (testfile.txt)

Under Python 3.6.5 Edit with IDLE3.6 a .py file is created ( test.py) and is saved on the desktop

The code is placed in the test.py file and then tested via:

Edit with IDLE 3.6 / Run / Run Module F5

Nothing is written to the text file (it remains blank)

Nothing can be read from the blank file

$ cat creates a syntax error

print file.read() creates a syntax error

Please correct the below code to write to the text file, then display it via $ cat, then print it via file.read()

#test.py

file=open("testfile.txt","w") file.write("Hello World") file.write("This is our new text file") file.write("and this is another line") file.write("Why, because we can")

file=close()

#Open the text file to see the contents

$ cat testfile.text

#Open and print contents of test file file=open("testfile.txt","r") print file.read()

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