Reading Text Files

You must do the following to setup VS Code so that your Python program can read from a text file:

1. Download the text file (.txt or .csv) and save it in the same folder where you will save your Python program.
2. Using VS Code, open the folder where you saved the text file file by doing the following:

   • On a computer running the Mac OSX operating system:

     1. Click the "File" menu, then "Open Folder..."
     2. Find and select the folder where you saved the text file.
     3. Click the "Open" button.
   • On a computer running the Windows operating system:

     1. Click the "File" menu, then "Open Folder..."
     2. Find and select the folder where you saved the text file.
     3. Click the "Select Folder" button.