How to create a notepad file in Python?

Question

I need to know the code to create a notepad file straight from Python.

I have been searching for it but I cant find it. My teacher said that it should create a file automatically. I tried to use:

filename=raw_input("")
target = open (filename, 'a')

It works just fine if I don't put it into a while loop or an if statement. As soon as I do though the whole thing blows.

I am trying to create an option menu to chose between reading or writing.

def main():
   foo = open("filename.txt", "w")
   foo.write('blah-blah-blah')
   foo.close()
   main()

   if option == '2':
      def main2():
         foo = open("filename.txt", "r")
         print(foo.read())
         foo.close()
         main2()
   keepgoing=input("Enter another statement?(y or n):")
   again=input("Run simulation again?(y or n): ")
   print()

   if again!= "y":
       again=False

I think stackoverflow.com/questions/12654772/… answers your question already. A "Notepad file" is just an empty file whose name happens to end in ".txt". — CmdrMoozy
– CmdrMoozy, Commented Dec 4, 2013 at 23:50
FYI, "I need the code" and "I can't figure it out" won't draw much sympathy here. Simply ask your question, ie "Why isn't my python script creating a file? — Brad Koch
– Brad Koch, Commented Dec 5, 2013 at 0:00
Im not asking for sympathy. I'm asking for help. Besides i figured it out by myself. — user3059576
– user3059576, Commented Dec 5, 2013 at 0:22
@user3059576 not according to that code you didn't, that won't create a file — Peter Gibson
– Peter Gibson, Commented Dec 5, 2013 at 0:35
Sorry about the code block mistakes. not sure how to put them in there yet. — user3059576
– user3059576, Commented Dec 5, 2013 at 1:40

gthacoder · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-04 23:54:35Z

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You can create plain text file this way:

foo = open("filename.txt", "w")
foo.write('blah-blah-blah')
foo.close()

answered Dec 4, 2013 at 23:54

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martineau Over a year ago

Might want to add a newline at the end of the string written.

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