Copying text from a .txt file and assigning it into a variable in Python [duplicate]

Question

I would like to take some text from a file and copy the text and assign it to a variable. How should I do that?

Text file (text.txt):

test

The text file is in the same folder as the Python file below: Part of a Python file (test.py):

info = "test"

So, how do I copy the text from the text.txt file and assign it to the info variable in test.py?

If you do the official Python tutorial, there is a section which explains how to read and write text files. — mkrieger1
– mkrieger1, Commented Apr 27, 2020 at 21:46
Welcome to SO! Please read How to Ask. It seems like you haven't even tried looking for a solution yourself. — wjandrea
– wjandrea, Commented Apr 27, 2020 at 21:48

Jacob · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-27 21:50:31Z

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It's actually pretty simple:

with open('text.txt', 'r') as file:
    info = file.read().rstrip('\n')

answered Apr 27, 2020 at 21:46

Jacob

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Add .rstrip('\n') to remove trailing newline(s)