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A newline is a character or character sequence that marks the boundary between consecutive lines of text.

A newline is a hidden character that marks the end of a line. In Python, it is written as `\n`. When a line is read from a file, it includes the newline, which can be removed before storing the line’s contents. section 23.1

Listing 23.1. Remove the newline character
word = "bird\n"                                      #1
print(word)                                          #2
word = word.replace("\n", "")                        #3
print(word)                                          #4

See how replacing `\n` with an empty string removes the newline from a string. section 23.1

How Get Programming: Learn to code with Python covers it

How deep it goes
Defines `\n`, demonstrates its printed effect, and shows how to remove it with string replacement.
Examples
Demonstrates `\n` in print calls and removes it from the string `bird\n`.
What you can do after
Apply string replacement to remove newlines from file lines before storing them.
How it connects
Connects newline handling with file reading, strings, and string replacement.
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