[Tutor] fileinput question

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On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 8:26 PM, Ezra Taylor <ezra.taylor at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello all:
>                 Can I do the below with input() from fileinput?  If
> this is not possible, what can I do to create backup files with the
> date timestamp as an extension.  Thanks for you help all.
>
>
> from time import strftime
>
> for line in fileinput.input(inplace=1,backup='.strftime("%Y-%b-%d.%S")'
>           do something.
> --
>

filename = "myfile" + strftime("%Y-%b-%d.%S") + ".txt"
f = open(filename, "w")
mystring = "This is a file or something"
f.write(mystring)
f.close()

I assume strftime creates a string object so you can concatenate it.... but
that should give you what you need (or at least point you in the right
direction).

-Wayne
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