[Tutor] Need help appending data to a logfile

[Matt D]

On 06/27/2013 10:36 AM, Matt D wrote:
> 
>>
>> You asked about a "save-as" feature.  Why isn't that as simple as
>> copying the current contents of the saved csv file?  Or do you not know
>> how you would go about copying?
>>
> 
> Hi.  So I have the logger working, meaning the correct data is being
> written to the 'internal' file 'logfile.txt' which is opened like this:
> 
>    self.logfile = open('logfile.txt', 'a')
> 
> And I have the button that starts the file dialog like this:
> 
>  #open file dialog -----------------------------
> 	def openFile(self, evt):
> 		with wx.FileDialog(self, "Choose a file", os.getcwd(), "",
> 	                        "*.*", wx.OPEN) as dlg:
> 			if dlg.ShowModal() == wx.ID_OK:
> 				path = dlg.GetPath()
> 				mypath = os.path.basename(path)
>                                 with open(mypath, "a") as f:
> 
> 
> Is there a simple way to copy what is in the 'internal' logfile.txt to
> the file that the user chooses from the button?
> Thanks!
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I forgot to mention i have the 'with open(mypath, "a") as f: commented
out because it was making an indentation error that i could not fix.