diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ba31965..370d2f0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #Ignore some python cache files
 __pycache__/*
 #Ignore the extras from VSCode
-.vscode/*
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+.vscode/*
+#Ignore the text files created during testing
+test.txt
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diff --git a/fileOperations.py b/fileOperations.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02604f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fileOperations.py
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#This is a simple script that deals with normal file operations using a simple random number generator
+##Need to add binary files to this example
+
+import random
+
+_NUM_TO_GENERATE = 10	#Generate this many random numbers
+_BOTTOM_NUMBER = 1		#The lowest number to generate
+_TOP_NUMBER = 101		#Generate numbers smaller than this
+_FILE_NAME = "test.txt"	#The name of the file it is working with
+
+#Open the file
+outFile = open(_FILE_NAME, "w")
+print("Generating " + str(_NUM_TO_GENERATE) + " random numbers:")
+randomList = []		#Keeping a list in memory of the numbers generated to compare the file against
+
+for x in range(_NUM_TO_GENERATE):
+	num = random.randint(_BOTTOM_NUMBER, _TOP_NUMBER)
+	print(str(num))	#Print the number to the screen
+	outFile.write(str(num) + '\n')	#Put the number in the file
+	randomList.append(num)	#Save the number to an array
+#Close the file
+outFile.close()
+
+#Print a message that you have reached the end of number generation
+print("File is now closed")
+print("\nOpening file for reading:")
+
+#Open the file for reading
+inFile = open(_FILE_NAME, "r")
+
+#Read the numbers back in and print them to the screen
+cnt = 0	#For keeping track of the array element
+for num in inFile:
+	num = num.rstrip()
+	print(num)
+	if(int(num) != randomList[cnt]):	#Compare to numbers in the array
+		print("The number " + str(num) + " did not match with the number " + str(randomList[cnt]))	#Print message if numbers don't match
+		break	#Break the loop if you had a problem reading an array element, leaving the error message as the last thing in the output
+	cnt += 1	#advance the array element if everything was alright
+
+#Close the file
+inFile.close()
+
+"""Results:
+Generating 10 random numbers:
+14
+99
+48
+43
+23
+28
+81
+89
+29
+20
+File is now closed
+
+Opening file for reading:
+14
+99
+48
+43
+23
+28
+81
+89
+29
+20
+"""
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