anvil.files Module
Globals
data_files
Classes
EditingContextManager
Context manager for editing data files.
Instance Methods
__enter__() → string
Begin editing the file.
__exit__()
End editing the file, uploading its new contents.
Files
Create a new ‘Files’ object
Constructor
Files()
Instance Methods
__getitem__() → string
Return the path of a file
editing(path) → anvil.files.EditingContextManager instance
Edit a file. To ensure the proper acquisition and release of the file, use the editingfunction in awithstatement e.g.with data_files.editing(‘test.txt’) as file:`
open(path, [mode="r"]) → anvil.files.OpenContextManager instance
The open() function opens the file (if possible) and returns the corresponding file object.
OpenContextManager
Context manager for opening data files.
Instance Methods
__enter__() → File object
Open the file.
__exit__()
Close the file, uploading its contents if it was opened for writing or appending.
Globals
data_files
Access Data Files from the Data Files Service. To access a file stored in the Data Files Service use square brackets containing the path of the desired file - data_files['<file_path>'].
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