File.read

File.read(*, as_text=False, start_byte=0, end_byte=None) → bytes | str

Reads the file contents into memory, either as bytes or as a string.

Parameters:

as_text : bool, default False Whether to read the file as a string. By default, the raw bytes of the file will be returned.

start_byte : int, default 0 The offset byte at which to start reading the file. Allows for reading part of a file. If not specified, the file will be read from the start.

end_byte : int, default None The byte at which to stop reading the file, inclusive. Allows for reading part of a file. If not specified, the file will be read to the end.

Returns:

bytes | str

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