Getting an error when trying to create/check for a new directory

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I have some code which is meant to: create a new directory; ask the user to enter some text to put in the file; create the file; join the file name and path together and then write the text from translated into the file. But when I run the code below I get with open(new_file, 'a') as f: TypeError: invalid file: <_io.TextIOWrapper name='C:\\Downloads\\Encrypted Messages\\hi' mode='w' encoding='cp1252'>

import os
import os.path
import errno

translated = str(input("Please enter your text"))
encpath = r'C:\Downloads\Encrypted Messages'

def make_sure_path_exists(encpath):
    try:
        os.makedirs(encpath)
    except OSError as exception:
        if exception.errno != errno.EEXIST:
            raise

name = str(input("Please enter the name of your file "))
fullpath = os.path.join(encpath, name)
new_file = open(fullpath, 'w')
with open(new_file, 'a') as f:
    f.write(translated + '\n')

I have also tried

import os
import os.path
import errno

translated = "Hello World"
encpath = r'C:\Downloads\Encrypted Messages'

if not os.path.exists(encpath):
    os.makedirs(encpath)
name = str(input("Please enter the name of your file "))
fullpath = os.path.join(encpath, name)
new_file = open(fullpath, 'w')
with open(new_file, 'a') as f:
    f.write(translated + '\n')

I am using Python 3.5.0 in case you're wondering.

EDIT: I've renamed encpath to r'C:\Downloads\EncryptedMessages' and I get a new error: FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'C:\\Downloads\\EncryptedMessages\\justatest'

you can't close the file after the with statement (it is already closed, with finalizes by calling close on f, I guess this is where the error comes in?). The first code does not create the folder, as you do not call the routine you create. — nickpapior
– nickpapior, Commented Nov 1, 2015 at 14:20
Thank you and in my code, I haven't specified the extension have I? — Inkblot
– Inkblot, Commented Nov 1, 2015 at 14:23
1) you haven't provided the full error message always do that, 2) extensions are irrelevant for files. — nickpapior
– nickpapior, Commented Nov 1, 2015 at 14:38

Learner · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-01 14:46:28Z

1

Below code is working for me-USE raw_input i am in 2.7

import os
import os.path
import errno

translated = "Hello World"
encpath = r'C:\Downloads\Encrypted Messages'

if not os.path.exists(encpath):
    os.makedirs(encpath)
name = str(raw_input("Please enter the name of your file "))
fullpath = os.path.join(encpath, name)
new_file = open(fullpath, 'w')
with open(fullpath, 'a') as f:
    f.write(translated + '\n')
    f.close()

edited Nov 1, 2015 at 14:46

answered Nov 1, 2015 at 14:37

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