# File Input and Output in Python

Learn everything about file input and output with Python. We'll cover how to read and write to files, copy and move them to different locations and finally deleting them.

#### TECHNOLOGIES

File Automation

#### WATCH TIME

23 minutes

## Lessons

#### Copying, Moving and Renaming Files

Learn how to copy, move, and rename files with Python.

6 min

#### Deleting Files and Folders

Learn how to programmatically delete files and folders with Python.

5 min

#### OS Functions & Reading and Writing to Files

Learn how to use different OS functions in Python to access our files, and then read and write to them using I/O methods.

12 min

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