Create text file in folder python
How do you tell Python where to save a text file? Show For example, my computer is running the Python file off my desktop. I want it to save all the text file in my documents folder, not on my desktop. How do I do that in a script like this?
asked Nov 6, 2011 at 0:01
Just use an absolute path when opening the filehandle for writing.
You could optionally combine this with
Mehdi Nellen 7,8664 gold badges32 silver badges48 bronze badges answered Nov 6, 2011 at 0:02
AcornAcorn 47.4k26 gold badges128 silver badges171 bronze badges 0 Use os.path.join to combine the path to the
If you want the
Others have proposed using
answered Nov 6, 2011 at 0:04
unutbuunutbu 797k170 gold badges1720 silver badges1622 bronze badges A small update to this. Python 3 release note
xrisk 3,63020 silver badges41 bronze badges answered Sep 20, 2018 at 12:26
der_radlerder_radler 5074 silver badges15 bronze badges Another simple way without using import OS is,
answered Dec 30, 2018 at 1:48
Paul ThomasPaul Thomas 4677 silver badges15 bronze badges If you want to save a file to a particular DIRECTORY and FILENAME here is some simple example. It also checks to see if the directory has or has not been created.
Hope this helps you! answered Dec 3, 2019 at 3:45
AsherAsher 2,5086 gold badges26 silver badges39 bronze badges Using an absolute or relative string as the filename.
answered Oct 11, 2018 at 10:20
1 Just give your desired path if file does not exist earlier;
Output will be:
answered Jun 30, 2020 at 4:03
If you want save file or another some in folder you can use
You can do it ever for some file's list or in Django querysets:
All your choised files will put in directed folder. answered Mar 17, 2021 at 15:52
How do you create a txt file in Python?Summary. Use the function open(“filename”,”w+”) for Python create text file. The + tells the python interpreter for Python open text file with read and write permissions. Use the readlines function to read the content of the file one by one.
How do I create a text file in a directory?Another way to create a text file is to right-click an empty area on the desktop, and in the pop-up menu, select New, and then select Text Document. Creating a text file this way opens your default text editor with a blank text file on your desktop. You can change the name of the file to anything you want.
How do you save and create a text file in Python?Python File Write. ❮ Previous Next ❯. Example. Open the file "demofile2.txt" and append content to the file: f = open("demofile2.txt", "a") f.write("Now the file has more content!") f.close() ... . Example. Open the file "demofile3.txt" and overwrite the content: f = open("demofile3.txt", "w") f.write("Woops! ... . ❮ Previous Next ❯. How do I save a file in a specific directory in Python?How to write a file to a specific directory in Python. save_path = '/home'. file_name = "test.txt". completeName = os. path. join(save_path, file_name). print(completeName). file1 = open(completeName, "w"). file1. write("file information"). file1. close(). |