{"id":128306,"date":"2022-09-23T18:34:18","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T18:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.finxter.com\/?p=703098"},"modified":"2022-09-23T18:34:18","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T18:34:18","slug":"how-to-delete-a-line-from-a-file-in-python","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/09\/23\/how-to-delete-a-line-from-a-file-in-python\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Delete a Line from a File in Python?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Problem Formulation and Solution Overview<\/h2>\n

\"\ud83d\udca1\" This article will show you how to delete a line from a file in Python.<\/p>\n

To make it more interesting, we have the following running scenario:<\/p>\n

Rivers Clothing has a flat text file, rivers_emps.txt<\/code> containing employee data. What happens if an employee leaves? They would like you to write code to resolve this issue.<\/em><\/p>\n

Contents of rivers_emps.txt<\/strong><\/p>\n

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100:Jane Smith
101:Daniel Williams
102:Steve Markham
103:Howie Manson
104:Wendy Wilson
105:Anne McEvans
106:Bev Doyle
107:Hal Holden
108:Mich Matthews
109:Paul Paulson<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"\ud83d\udcac\" Question<\/strong>: How would we write code to remove this line?<\/em><\/p>\n

We can accomplish this task by one of the following options:<\/p>\n