[Tutor] creating and writing to a text file

[dn]

On 29/03/2021 18.05, Phil wrote:
> On 29/3/21 3:03 pm, Cameron Simpson wrote:
>> I think you've embedded a DEL character in your programme and just can't
>> see it. Does your editor really show nothing odd in the 'test.txt' open
>> call()?
> 
> Thank you Cameron,
> 
> I'm using IDLE and I cannot see anything odd anywhere. Anyway, I have
> solved the problem by starting afresh. I have three other IDEs, I'll see
> if they show any odd characters.

No need for that, keep things simple: delete everything including the
apostrophes, then re-type that part of the line, ensuring every
keystroke is correct and just for laughs, use double-quotes to surround
the file-name.
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Regards,
=dn