In Python:

There are two issues to keep in mind when reading text files:

$1.$ Each line ends in a newline character. Use the strip$()$ method to remove it$.($Refer to lecture on Text Files.$)$

$2.$ The data is stored as a string. Just as we have with user input, we need to convert to int $($or float$)$ if we want to process numeric data.

Step $1$: Use Notepad, TextEdit, or a program $($see previous exercises$)$ to create a text file called gameScores.txt$.$ Enter several arbitrary scores, each on a separate line. For example:

gameScores.txt $$ TextEdit

$5$

$10$

$7$

$12$

Step $2$: Write a program to read gameScores.txt$,$ one line at a time, to calculate the total score. Display the total when finished. For example:

Total: $34$

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