Advanced Programming with Python · Algorithms & Programming

File Handling and Persistence

Learning how to read from and write to external files to save program state and data.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why is data persistence essential for modern user-facing applications?
  2. 2What are the security risks associated with allowing a program to write to a local disk?
  3. 3How would you design a file format that is easy for both humans and machines to read?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS3: Computing - Programming and DevelopmentKS3: Computing - Data Representation
Year: Year 9
Subject: Computing
Unit: Advanced Programming with Python
Period: Algorithms & Programming

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