Data File Handling

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Question
CBSEENCO12011548

Write a method in Python to read lines from a text file DIARY.TXT, and display those lines, which are starting with an alphabet ‘P’.

Solution

def display():
	file=open('DIARY.TXT','r')
	line=file.readline()
	while line:
		if line[0]=='P' :
			print line
			line=file.readline()
	file.close() #IGNORE

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Question
CBSEENCO12011549

Considering the following definition of class COMPANY, write a method in Python to search and display the content in a pickled file COMPANY.DAT, where CompID is matching with the value ‘1005’.

class Company:
	def __init__(self,CID,NAM):
	self.CompID = CID 	#CompID Company ID
	self.CName = NAM 	#CName Company Name
	self.Turnover = 1000
	
	def Display(self):
		print self.CompID,':',self.CName,':',self.Turnover

Solution

import pickle
def ques4c():
	f=Factory()
	file=open('COMPANY.DAT','rb')
	try:
		while True:
			f=pickle.load(file)
			if f.CompID==1005:
				f.Display()
			except EOF Error:
				pass
	file.close() #IGNORE

Question
CBSEENCO12011597

Observe the following table MEMBER carefully and write the name of the RDBMS operation out of (i) SELECTION (ii) PROJECTION (iii) UNION (iv) CARTESIAN PRODUCT, which has been used to produce the output as shown in RESULT. Also, find the Degree and Cardinality of the RESULT.

NO MNAME STREAM
M001 JAYA SCIENCE  
M002 ADIYTA HUMANITIES 
M003 HANSRAJ SCIENCE
M004 SHIVAK COMMERCE

RESULT

NO MNAME  STREAM
M002  ADIYTA HUMANITIES 

Solution

SELECTION
Degree of table RESULT=3
Cardinality of table RESULT = 2

Question
CBSEENCO12011694

Differentiate between the following:

  1. f = open(‘diary.txt’, ‘r’)
  2. f = open(‘diary.txt’, ‘w’)

Solution

  1. diary.txt is opened for reading data.
  2. diary.txt is opened for writing data.