try:
  fin = open("aboutYou.txt")

  # read a whole number from one line of an input file 
  age = int(fin.readline().strip()) # store as a whole number

  # read a floating point number from one line of an input file
  gpa = float(fin.readline().strip()) # store as a floating point number

  # read text from one line of an input
  name = fin.readline().strip() # store as text

  # read a single character from one line of an input file 
  gender = fin.readline().strip()[0] # store as a single character

except:
  print("file not found")