Create text file in folder python

How do you tell Python where to save a text file?

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?

name_of_file = raw_input["What is the name of the file: "]
completeName = name_of_file + ".txt"
#Alter this line in any shape or form it is up to you.
file1 = open[completeName , "w"]

toFile = raw_input["Write what you want into the field"]

file1.write[toFile]

file1.close[]

asked Nov 6, 2011 at 0:01

Just use an absolute path when opening the filehandle for writing.

import os.path

save_path = 'C:/example/'

name_of_file = raw_input["What is the name of the file: "]

completeName = os.path.join[save_path, name_of_file+".txt"]         

file1 = open[completeName, "w"]

toFile = raw_input["Write what you want into the field"]

file1.write[toFile]

file1.close[]

You could optionally combine this with os.path.abspath[] as described in Bryan's answer to automatically get the path of a user's Documents folder. Cheers!

Mehdi Nellen

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answered Nov 6, 2011 at 0:02

AcornAcorn

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Use os.path.join to combine the path to the Documents directory with the completeName [filename?] supplied by the user.

import os
with open[os.path.join['/path/to/Documents',completeName], "w"] as file1:
    toFile = raw_input["Write what you want into the field"]
    file1.write[toFile]

If you want the Documents directory to be relative to the user's home directory, you could use something like:

os.path.join[os.path.expanduser['~'],'Documents',completeName]

Others have proposed using os.path.abspath. Note that os.path.abspath does not resolve '~' to the user's home directory:

In [10]: cd /tmp
/tmp

In [11]: os.path.abspath["~"]
Out[11]: '/tmp/~'

answered Nov 6, 2011 at 0:04

unutbuunutbu

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A small update to this. raw_input[] is renamed as input[] in Python 3.

Python 3 release note

xrisk

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answered Sep 20, 2018 at 12:26

der_radlerder_radler

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Another simple way without using import OS is,

outFileName="F:\\folder\\folder\\filename.txt"
outFile=open[outFileName, "w"]
outFile.write["""Hello my name is ABCD"""]
outFile.close[]

answered Dec 30, 2018 at 1:48

Paul ThomasPaul Thomas

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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.

import os.path
directory = './html/'
filename = "file.html"
file_path = os.path.join[directory, filename]
if not os.path.isdir[directory]:
    os.mkdir[directory]
file = open[file_path, "w"]
file.write[html]
file.close[]

Hope this helps you!

answered Dec 3, 2019 at 3:45

AsherAsher

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Using an absolute or relative string as the filename.

name_of_file = input["What is the name of the file: "]
completeName = '/home/user/Documents'+ name_of_file + ".txt"
file1 = open[completeName , "w"]
toFile = input["Write what you want into the field"]
file1.write[toFile]
file1.close[]

answered Oct 11, 2018 at 10:20

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Just give your desired path if file does not exist earlier;

        from os.path import abspath
        with open ['C:\\Users\\Admin\\Desktop\\results.txt', mode = 'w'] as final1:
            print[final1.write['This is my new file.']]

        print[f'Text has been processed and saved at {abspath[final1.name]}']

Output will be:

Text has been processed and saved at C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\results.txt

answered Jun 30, 2020 at 4:03

If you want save file or another some in folder you can use shutil module from base python library.

import shutil

path_to_file = f'home/user/My_Project/media/{my_file_name}'
path_to_folder = 'home/user/my_folder/'
   
shutil.copy[path_to_file, path_to_folder]

You can do it ever for some file's list or in Django querysets:

from images.models import Image
import shutil

images = Image.objects.all[]
for image in images:
    image_path = image.file.path
    shutil.copy[image_path, path_to folder]
   

All your choised files will put in directed folder.

answered Mar 17, 2021 at 15:52

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