List Won't Write in Text File

[j.crater]

And just for reference, this is how I imagined the solution. Main points are: to use the while loop instead of recursively calling add_to_lp_list() (the function calls itself - in most cases it's bad practice). Using globals is also a considered bad practice. Prefer passing arguments to functions instead (in the following code it's finalize_lp_list(lp_list), which calls def finalize_lp_list(unsorted_list)

import time


def add_to_lp_list():  #####This should loop until you decide you are ready
    add = "start"
    lp_list = []    #####This is not the final list, but a list where you add everything to be sorted

    while add != "done":
        print("Artist: Album (or type \"done\" if you have finished the list)")
        add = input()

        if add == "done":
            finalize_lp_list(lp_list)
        elif add == "":
            print("Input empty, discarding.")
        else:
            print("Is this correct? " + add)
            print("Press Enter to confirm, typing anything else will discard.")
            answer = input()

            if answer == "":
                lp_list.append(add)
            else:
                print("Discarding last.")


def finalize_lp_list(unsorted_list):
    lp_list_sorted = sorted(unsorted_list)  ####This list is the final product, with everything sorted

    lp_list_final = lp_list_sorted

    with open("LP_list.txt", 'w') as output_file:
        for item in lp_list_final:
            output_file.write(item + "\n\n")

    print("List is now in the text file.")
    time.sleep(10)

    exit()


####Actual

add_to_lp_list()