Python program to read file word by word

Prerequisites: File Handling in Python

Given a text file and the task is to read the information from file word by word in Python.

Examples:

Input:
I am R2J!
Output:
I
am
R2J!

Input:
Geeks 4 Geeks
And in that dream, we were flying.
Output:
Geeks
4
Geeks
And
in
that
dream,
we
were
flying.

Approach:

Open a file in read mode which contains a string.
Use for loop to read each line from the text file.
Again use for loop to read each word from the line splitted by ‘ ‘.
Display each word from each line in the text file.

Example 1: Let’s suppose the text file looks like this –

Text File:

read-word-by-word-python

# Python program to read  
# file word by word 
   
# opening the text file 
with open('GFG.txt','r') as file: 
   
    # reading each line     
    for line in file: 
   
        # reading each word         
        for word in line.split(): 
   
            # displaying the words            
            print(word)  

Output:

Geeks
4
geeks

Example 2: Let’s suppose the text file contains more than one line.

Text file:

python-read-word-by-word

# Python program to read  
# file word by word 
   
# opening the text file 
with open('GFG.txt','r') as file: 
   
    # reading each line     
    for line in file: 
   
        # reading each word         
        for word in line.split(): 
   
            # displaying the words            
            print(word)  

Output:

Geeks
4
Geeks
And
in
that
dream,
we
were
flying.

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