Re[2]: [Tutor] write to a file in linux (again)!

[python]

does the whole path exist already?

python will only create files for you, not directories (unless you use
os.mkdir() <-- i think that's what it's called).

so, the directory you're trying to create a file in must exist before
you run this...

brett

WIG> -----Original Message-----
WIG> From: alan.gauld@bt.com [mailto:alan.gauld@bt.com]
WIG> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 1:31 PM
WIG> To: Watt III, Glenn; tutor@python.org
WIG> Subject: RE: [Tutor] write to a file in linux (again)!

>>
>>This is a guess but...
>>
>>Is 
>>
>>newdesign/papers/cgi 
>>
>>supposed to be a relative path? Or should it really be:
>>
>>/newdesign/papers/cgi
>>
>>Just a thought. 
>>
>>If the directory doesn't exist python won't 
>>create it, it will only create the file itself.
>>If you want to create the path as well you'll 
>>need to use something else, probably in the 
>>os module...
>>
>>os.mkdirs() looks like the one you would need.
>>
>>HTH,
>>
>>Alan g.

WIG> well i appreciate the thought but the path is relative i tried the full
WIG> path and i got the same error

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