07 Python Fundamentals - IO Operations and processing data from files

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[the_hbrl_effect]

Just a note for Python3 users:
reduce has been moved to functools. Hence first import it from functools. e.g. "from functools import reduce"

[dumboxthomas]

Hello, just wondering why Mr. Gadiraju keep referring to the functions such as the read() function as an API? Each language has built in functions and isn't read() just a builtin function of Python?
If for example, Spark created an API that we could use with Python, then yes that would be considered an API. Is that what read() is?


Anyway, I'm new to all this. So any clarification is appreciated.