with open$("$frankenstien$.$txt$","$r$")$ as input$\_$file:

book$\_$text $=$ input$\_$file.readlines$()$

print$($book$\_$text$[0])$

Why does the code above say print$($book$\_$text$[0])$ instead of print$($book$\_$text$)?$

Text files require print$($book$\_$text$[0])$ while CSV files require print$($book$\_$text$).$

Both print$($book$\_$text$)$ and print$($book$\_$text$[0])$ print the same thing.

Using print$($book$\_$text$)$ will cause an error.

The variable book$\_$text is a list of strings. If you print book$\_$text, it will print the entirety of the list $$ including square brackets and quotes. Printing text$[0]$ will print just the text, no special characters.