\textbf{Getting Started -- files} \lstinline|f = open('filename')| returns a file object. \lstinline|f| can be used to perform further operations on the file. \lstinline|f.read()| reads the whole file and returns the contents. \lstinline|f.close()| closes the file. \lstinline|for line in open('filename'):| -- iterate over the file line-by-line.