Issue reading text file python

Question

I am new to python and stuck with some issue which could be pretty easy for python expert. I am trying to read text file in python but not getting desired out put using f string.

print(f'{lines[0]} {lines[2]}')\n

I am getting output in two lines, although I didn't use \\n

Hello
 I am testing!

Expected output:

Hello I am testing!

Answer 1

It's because when you read a file at end of every line a newline character exists. So if you even print only one line you'll get a blank line after the text. You can solve it by using strip method:

print(f'{lines[0].strip()} {lines[2].strip()}')

Answer 2

As you can see in your text file, the text is in different lines, so python interpreted it as a newline. So, it added a new line character \\n . You just have to strip the character.

print(f'{lines[0].strip('\n')} {lines[2].strip('\n')}')