Writing to a text file? - Printable Version

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Writing to a text file? - Bigjay45 - Oct-11-2018

import csv

with open('animals3.csv') as csvfile:
    readCSV = csv.reader(csvfile, delimiter=',')
    for row in readCSV:
           
            print(row[0])
            print(row[1])
            print(row[2])

How do you write the results into a text file shown below
I have looked at different videos but cant figure it out
Thank you

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RE: Writing to a text file? - Larz60+ - Oct-12-2018

open a text file:

with open('myfilename.txt', 'w') as fp:
    for row in rows:
        fp.write(row)

But the csv file is already a file, and can be used as any other text file.

RE: Writing to a text file? - Bigjay45 - Oct-12-2018

(Oct-12-2018, 12:58 AM)Larz60+ Wrote: open a text file:
with open('myfilename.txt', 'w') as fp:
    for row in rows:
        fp.write(row)
But the csv file is already a file, and can be used as any other text file.

I typed this

import csv
 
with open('animals3.csv') as csvfile:
    readCSV = csv.reader(csvfile, delimiter=',')
with open('myfilename.txt, 'w') as fp:
    for row in rows:
         fp.write(row)

Error I got:
NameError:name 'rows' is not defined

Error:
[error]

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(Oct-12-2018, 01:25 AM)Bigjay45 Wrote:
(Oct-12-2018, 12:58 AM)Larz60+ Wrote: open a text file:
with open('myfilename.txt', 'w') as fp:
    for row in rows:
        fp.write(row)
But the csv file is already a file, and can be used as any other text file.
I typed this
import csv
 
with open('animals3.csv') as csvfile:
    readCSV = csv.reader(csvfile, delimiter=',')
with open('myfilename.txt, 'w') as fp:
    for row in rows:
         fp.write(row)
Error I got:
Error:
NameError:name 'rows' is not defined

RE: Writing to a text file? - pcsailor - Oct-12-2018

Check these two links out for pin-pointed info:
https://automatetheboringstuff.com/chapter14/
https://automatetheboringstuff.com/chapter8/
Hope that helps,
Phil

RE: Writing to a text file? - Larz60+ - Oct-12-2018

It should be something like this (untested):

import csv
  
with open('animals3.csv') as csvfile, open('myfilename.txt, 'w') as fp:
    readCSV = csv.reader(csvfile, delimiter=',')
    for row in readCSV:
         fp.write(row)

Again this is rather pointless as a csv file is a text file!
you can read as:

with open('animals3.csv') as fp:
    for line in fp:
        print(line.strip()