Write to last line of file in python

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I wanna save some string on a file that i called inv.data. Every time i write a special command, I want to save a string in the file. The string should be at the last line in the file all times. I read something about append, so I tried to do something like this:

#Open and close the inventroy file
fileOpen = open('inv.data', 'a')
fileOpen.write(argOne)
fileOpen.close()

fileOpen = open('inv.data', 'r')
savedData = fileOpen.read().splitlines()
fileOpen.close()

This works fine the first time I want to add something during runtime, but when I try to add the second string it looks something like this:

sword
axe
shield
bow
flower
monsterLol

Where monster was the first add, and Lol was the second thing I added. What am I missing? Do I need to specify that it should go to a new line each time or?

Ozgur Vatansever · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-10 05:22:04Z

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New line is not getting added and hence the next entry is appended in the same line. You ca rectify this as follows:

fileOpen.write(argOne + '\n')

This way you don't have to modify the way you input your arguments.

edited Sep 10, 2016 at 5:22

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answered Sep 10, 2016 at 4:59

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