bundles / IPython 9.11.0 / IPython / utils / openpy / read_py_file

function

`IPython.utils.openpy:read_py_file`

source: /IPython/utils/openpy.py :62

Signature

   def     read_py_file (    filename  :  str | Path    ,    skip_encoding_cookie  :  bool    =  True     )   →  str

Summary

Read a Python file, using the encoding declared inside the file.

Parameters

filename : str: The path to the file to read.
skip_encoding_cookie : bool: If True (the default), and the encoding declaration is found in the first two lines, that line will be excluded from the output.

Returns

: A unicode string containing the contents of the file.

Aliases

IPython.utils.openpy.read_py_file