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Python File errors Property with Example

Python File errors Property: Here, we are going to learn about the errors Property, how to get the Unicode error handler from the file object in Python?
Submitted by IncludeHelp, on December 24, 2019

File errors Property

errors Property is an inbuilt property of File object (IO object) in Python, it is used to get the Unicode error handler along with the Unicode.

Syntax:

    file_object.errors

Parameter(s):

• None

Return value:

The return type of this method is <class 'str'>, it returns the Unicode error handler as a string.

Example:

# Python File errors Property with Example

# opening files in various modes
file1 = open("myfile1.txt", "w")
file2 = open("myfile3.txt", "a")
file3 = open("myfile3.txt", "w", errors='ignore')

print("file1.errors: ", file1.errors)
print("file2.errors: ", file2.errors)
print("file3.errors: ", file3.errors)

# closing the files
file1.close()
file2.close()
file3.close()

Output

file1.errors:  strict
file2.errors:  strict
file3.errors:  ignore