The current position of the file read/write pointer within the file returned by the tell() method.
grammatical
The following is the syntax of the tell() method:
()
parameters
- NA
return value
This method returns the current position of the file/write pointer read from this file.
(for) instance
The following example shows the use of the tell() method.
#!/usr/bin/python
# Open a file
fo = open("", "rw+")
print "Name of the file: ",
# Assuming file has following 5 lines
# This is 1st line
# This is 2nd line
# This is 3rd line
# This is 4th line
# This is 5th line
line = ()
print "Read Line: %s" % (line)
# Get the current position of the file.
pos = ()
print "Current Position: %d" % (pos)
# Close opend file
()
When we run the above program, it produces the following results:
Name of the file: Read Line: This is 1st line Current Position: 18