You can open .DAT files that contain text, with text editors, like Notepad, Notepad++, VS Code, etc. But it is not possible to know what contains in a DAT file.

This post will show you how to open CSV files in Python using the CSV module. You'll also learn another method + how to write CSV files!

How to open other text formats in Word Notice how many file formats Word can open with its (hidden) built-in conversion utility.

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