# `tell()` 
**`tell()`** returns the current position of the file pointer from the beginning of the file. 


f = open("demofile.txt", "r")
# points at the start
print(f.tell())

currentposition.py

f = open("demofile.txt", "r")
# read a line
print(f.readline())
# points after reading a line
print(f.tell())

read_tell.py

# `seek()` 
If we want to move the file pointer to another position, we can use the **`seek()`** method.
## Syntax
 This method takes two arguments:
* f.seek(offset, fromwhere),
where `offset` represents how many bytes to move 
* `fromwhere`, represents the position from where the bytes are moving.

f = open("demofile.txt", "r")
f.seek(4)
print(f.readline())

Change the current file position

f = open("demofile.txt", "r")
print(f.seek(4))

Return the new position

How to use seek() and tell() in Python

tell() returns the current file pointer position. seek() moves the file pointer. Syntax: f.seek(offset, fromwhere).