Saving and Sharing Results
When you want to share your work or keep a record for later, saving your results to a file is a practical skill. In Python, you can write text files using the open(), write(), and close() functions. Writing to a file means you can store summaries, reports, or any information you've generated during your daily tasks, making it easy to review or distribute your findings.
1234567# Saving a summary of expenses to a text file expenses_summary = "Total spent this week: $215.30\nBiggest expense: Groceries - $75.00\nLowest expense: Coffee - $5.50" file = open("expenses_summary.txt", "w") file.write(expenses_summary) file.close()
When saving files, always use clear and descriptive names, such as "expenses_summary.txt" or "weekly_report.txt", so you can easily identify their contents later. It's important to handle potential errors, like trying to write to a file that is read-only or on a full disk. Using the with statement is a best practice because it automatically closes the file, even if an error occurs, and helps prevent data loss or file corruption.
1234567891011121314151617# Writing a formatted report to a file and checking for successful completion report = ( "Expense Report\n" "==============\n" "Total: $215.30\n" "Average per day: $30.76\n" "Highest: $75.00 (Groceries)\n" "Lowest: $5.50 (Coffee)\n" ) try: with open("weekly_expense_report.txt", "w") as file: file.write(report) print("Report successfully saved.") except Exception as e: print("Error saving report:", e)
1. Which function opens a file for writing in Python?
2. Why is it important to close a file after writing?
3. Fill in the blanks to write a string to a file.
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When you want to share your work or keep a record for later, saving your results to a file is a practical skill. In Python, you can write text files using the open(), write(), and close() functions. Writing to a file means you can store summaries, reports, or any information you've generated during your daily tasks, making it easy to review or distribute your findings.
1234567# Saving a summary of expenses to a text file expenses_summary = "Total spent this week: $215.30\nBiggest expense: Groceries - $75.00\nLowest expense: Coffee - $5.50" file = open("expenses_summary.txt", "w") file.write(expenses_summary) file.close()
When saving files, always use clear and descriptive names, such as "expenses_summary.txt" or "weekly_report.txt", so you can easily identify their contents later. It's important to handle potential errors, like trying to write to a file that is read-only or on a full disk. Using the with statement is a best practice because it automatically closes the file, even if an error occurs, and helps prevent data loss or file corruption.
1234567891011121314151617# Writing a formatted report to a file and checking for successful completion report = ( "Expense Report\n" "==============\n" "Total: $215.30\n" "Average per day: $30.76\n" "Highest: $75.00 (Groceries)\n" "Lowest: $5.50 (Coffee)\n" ) try: with open("weekly_expense_report.txt", "w") as file: file.write(report) print("Report successfully saved.") except Exception as e: print("Error saving report:", e)
1. Which function opens a file for writing in Python?
2. Why is it important to close a file after writing?
3. Fill in the blanks to write a string to a file.
Thanks for your feedback!
