io.IOBase.seek()

seek(offset[, whence])

Change the stream position to the given byte offset. offset is interpreted relative to the position indicated by whence. The default value for whence is SEEK_SET. Values for whence are:

• SEEK_SET or 0 – start of the stream (the default); offset should be zero or positive
• SEEK_CUR or 1 – current stream position; offset may be negative
• SEEK_END or 2 – end of the stream; offset is usually negative

Return the new absolute position.