This method simply returns the current position of the file read/write
pointer within the file.
Syntax:
fileObject.tell()
Parameters:
Here is the detail of parameters:
NA
Example:
#!/usr/bin/python
# Open a file
fo = open("foo.txt", "r")
print "Name of the file: ", fo.name
# 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 = fo.readline()
print "Read Line: %s" % (line)
# Get the current position of the file.
pos = fo.tell()
print "Current Position: %d" % (pos)
# Close opend file
fo.close()
This produces following result:
Name of the file: foo.txt
Read Line: This is 1st line
Current Position: 17