python how to write list to file code example
Example 1: convert python list to text file
# define list of places
places = ['Berlin', 'Cape Town', 'Sydney', 'Moscow']
with open('listfile.txt', 'w') as filehandle:
for listitem in places:
filehandle.write('%s\n' % listitem)
Example 2: how to save python list to file
import json
a = [1,2,3]
with open('test.txt', 'w') as f:
f.write(json.dumps(a))
#Now read the file back into a Python list object
with open('test.txt', 'r') as f:
a = json.loads(f.read())