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file Problem - faraz_h - Apr-12-2021
hi
I can not create a file or write anything inside the file on mac OS
my cod is :
test = open("test.txt","w")
test.write('test hello')
test.close() 
mac os : 11.2.3
python : 3.9.4
idle : VSCODE
RE: file Problem - ibreeden - Apr-12-2021
You do that right. But it does not work? Then it will show an error message. Show us that error message please.
RE: file Problem - Larz60+ - Apr-12-2021
It's possible that your file was not written where you expected it was going to be written.
That can be assured if you set the starting directory, or specify a full path (as below). The statement shown here
guarantees that the starting directory is the same as that of the script.
Also, using 'with' on your open statement will automatically close the file at end and is the preferred method to use:
import os
os.chdir(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
with open("test.txt","w") as test:
test.write('test hello')