Is there an already existing EOF character in python?

Question

I need to write for loop for which I need end of file character in python. Any help is welcome.

Thanks in advance.

Why are you reading character by character? Its a waste of resources. — thefourtheye, Dec 16 '15 at 12:20

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 16 '15 at 12:24

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read of files returns an empty string when EOF is encountered.

while True:
    chunk = fp.read(1)
    if chunk == '':
        break

answered Dec 16 '15 at 12:24

Assem

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 16 '15 at 12:24

If you're trying to output a line break character print would send the EOF automatically. So you don't have to worry about it. Just use print in the for loop.

If you're reading from a file fp.read returns None when EOF is reached.

while True:
    data = fp.read()
    if not data: break

Is there an already existing EOF character in python?

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