Foundations of Programming (Python)

LAB 05-A: Working with Files and Lists

In this Lab, you’ll be working with lists and files: Complete the starter code to read and write data from list to file.
We will be re-visiting the CD Inventory application throughout this course. Either use below examples or two of your own to complete this Lab.

Artist	Title
Runrig	The Big Wheel
Michael Jackson	Bad

Hint: Use a 2D list to hold the data.

1. Review the code and make some notes about what it is trying to accomplish.
2. Create the starter script as Lab05_A.
3. Add to the header
4. Replace the TODOs with your solution for the task stated.
5. Test your script.

Example output of the script working:

runfile('C:/_FDProgramming/Mod05/Lab05_A.py', wdir='C:/_FDProgramming/Mod05')
Write or Read file data.

[a] add data to list
[w] to write data to file
[r] to read data from file
[d] display data
[exit] to quit

a, w, r, d, or exit: a

Enter the CDs Artist: Runrig

Enter the CDs Title: The Big Wheel

[a] add data to list
[w] to write data to file
[r] to read data from file
[d] display data
[exit] to quit

a, w, r, d, or exit: a

Enter the CDs Artist: Michael Jackson

Enter the CDs Title: Bad

[a] add data to list
[w] to write data to file
[r] to read data from file
[d] display data
[exit] to quit

a, w, r, d, or exit: w

[a] add data to list
[w] to write data to file
[r] to read data from file
[d] display data
[exit] to quit

a, w, r, d, or exit: r

[a] add data to list
[w] to write data to file
[r] to read data from file
[d] display data
[exit] to quit

a, w, r, d, or exit: d

Artist, Title
Runrig, The Big Wheel
Michael Jackson, Bad

[a] add data to list
[w] to write data to file
[r] to read data from file
[d] display data
[exit] to quit

a, w, r, d, or exit: exit

Example Text File created:

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