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Asked: May 13, 20262026-05-13T11:42:44+00:00 2026-05-13T11:42:44+00:00

I have a textfile.txt like this: First Line Second Line Third Line Fourth Line

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I have a textfile.txt like this:

First Line
Second Line
Third Line
Fourth Line
Fifth Line
Sixth Line

How can I remove the first three lines and the last line most comfortable?

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    2026-05-13T11:42:44+00:00Added an answer on May 13, 2026 at 11:42 am
    with open('textfile.txt') as old, open('newfile.txt', 'w') as new:
        lines = old.readlines()
        new.writelines(lines[3:-1])
    
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