Why are we adding "r" in open command?

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#1

Screen Link: https://app.dataquest.io/m/289/introduction-to-numpy/4/nyc-taxi-airport-data

Doubt Code: f = open(“nyc_taxis.csv”, “r”)

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#2

You can check out the documentation for open() and see what the r is used for.

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