📝[Docs]: Add New Chapter File Input and Output (I/O) in Python

[codewithdhruba01]

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Issue Description

I would like to request the addition of a new chapter titled "File Input and Output (I/O) in Python" to the Python section of the documentation. This is a fundamental concept for beginners learning Python and would be a great enhancement to the existing topics.

Suggested Change

Suggested topics to include:

• Opening a file using open()
• Reading from a file using read(), readline(), readlines()
• Writing to a file using write() and writelines()
• File modes (r, w, a, rb, wb, etc.)
• Using with statement for safe file handling
• Closing a file
• Basic file error handling
• Simple examples for reading/writing text files

Rationale

File Input/Output is an essential part of real-world Python programming. Many beginners and intermediate learners need to understand how to work with files for tasks such as data handling, logging, config management, etc.

Adding this chapter will:

• Make the documentation more complete.
• Help beginners grasp one of the most used functionalities in Python.
• Align with standard Python learning paths.

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• hacktoberfest

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