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cloudpathlib_s3_file_read_with_pathlib_interface.py

python

This quickstart demonstrates how to instantiate a cloud path, read text fro

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cloudpathlib_s3_file_read_with_pathlib_interface.py
1from cloudpathlib import CloudPath
2
3# Create a path object for a file in an S3 bucket
4path = CloudPath("s3://drivendata-public-assets/cloudpathlib/example.txt")
5
6# Check if the file exists
7print(f"Exists: {path.exists()}")
8
9# Read the content of the file
10content = path.read_text()
11print(f"Content: {content}")
12
13# Get metadata like name and suffix (just like pathlib)
14print(f"Filename: {path.name}")
15print(f"Suffix: {path.suffix}")
16
17# You can also use other cloud providers with the same interface
18# path = CloudPath("gs://bucket/file.txt")  # Google Cloud Storage
19# path = CloudPath("az://container/file.txt")  # Azure Blob Storage