How can I read large text files line by line, without loading them into memory? [duplicate]

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Use a for loop on a file object to read it line-by-line. Use with open(...) to let a context manager ensure that the file is closed after reading:

with open("log.txt") as infile:
    for line in infile:
        print(line)

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