Create a new CSV File?

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I'm looking to create a new .csv file using python and then write to the file after that. I couldn't find a command to create a new file using the CSV library. I thought something like

NewFile = csv.creatfile(PATH)

might exist but I couldn't find something like that.

Thank you in advance! Happy to answer any questions you may have!

What don't you understand about the example in the documentation? — user707650
– user707650, Commented Feb 15, 2016 at 19:54
@Evert I do understand the example. Writing to a file is not my issue, creating a new file is. — Soroush Ghodsi
– Soroush Ghodsi, Commented Feb 15, 2016 at 23:52
Which is exactly what open('eggs.csv', 'wb') in the example does. File creation is also in the tutorial. — user707650
– user707650, Commented Feb 16, 2016 at 0:51

nthall · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-15 19:54:22Z

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The csv module doesn't handle file creation; Python handles file creation as a builtin function called open -- once you have a file handle created using open, you can use it with csv.writer or csv.DictWriterto write data to the file.

answered Feb 15, 2016 at 19:54

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