python read function

#there are many modes you can open files in. r means read.
file = open('C:\Users\yourname\files\file.txt','r')
text = file.read()

#you can write a string to it, too!
file = open('C:\Users\yourname\files\file.txt','w')
file.write('This is a typical string')

#don't forget to close it afterwards!
file.close()

fin = open("NAME.txt", 'r')
body = fin.read().split("\n")
line = fin.readline().strip()

	contents =f.read()

f = open("PATH", "MODE")
print(f.read())
f.close