python save variable to text file code example

Example 1: python save input to text file

#Simple Mood Diary Script As An Example#

print('My Mood Diary')
mood = input('How are you feeling today? ')
#Saves the input as the variable 'mood'#
text_file = open("MoodDiary.txt", "w")
#Opens or creates the .txt file, sharing the directory of the script#
text_file.write(mood)
#Writes the variable into the .txt file#
text_file.close()
#Closes the .txt file#

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

#use pickle

import pickle
dict = {'one': 1, 'two': 2}
file = open('dump.txt', 'w')
pickle.dump(dict, file)
file.close()

#and to read it again
file = open('dump.txt', 'r')
dict = pickle.load(file)