Creating a new file

[Paul Osman]

On Sun, 21 Sep 2003, anthony polis wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I'm new to Python. Is it possible to create a NEW file in Python? I read the 
> tutorial on file input in the documentation but it only explains how to work 
> with existing files. Can someone point me in the right direction?
> 
> Thanks,
> Anthony
> 

Sure, just open a file in write mode, i.e.:

fp = open("output.txt", "w")
fp.write("Hello")
fp.close()

HTH,
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