python writei to a file code example

Example 1: python file open

#there are many modes you can open files in. r means read.
file = open('C:\Users\yourname\files\file.txt','r')
text = file.read()

#you can write a string to it, too!
file = open('C:\Users\yourname\files\file.txt','w')
file.write('This is a typical string')

#don't forget to close it afterwards!
file.close()

Example 2: python how to make a file to write to

# Basic syntax:
file_object = open("filename", "mode")
file_object.write("Data to be written")
file_object.close() 

# Example usage:
file_object = open("/path/to/my_filename.txt", "w") # w = write, r = read
file_object.write("Line of text to write")
file_object.close()