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tags: [python, file-system, procedural]
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created: Friday, October 25, 2024
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---
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# Writing to files in Python
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We create a file object with `open()` and use the `write` method:
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```py
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# Open file in write mode
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file = open("example.txt", "w")
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# Write some text to the file
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file.write("Hello, this is an example text written using Python.")
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# Close the file
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file.close()
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```
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Alternatively we use `with open` which automatically closes the file:
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```py
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with open("example.txt", "w") as file
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file.write('some lines')
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```
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> Note that in the above example, if the file does not already exist, it will
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> create it. If it does exist, it will overwrite its contents with the new data.
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> So we use `write` to create new files as well as to write to existing files.
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