CODEWITHSUNDEEP
pythonpython-3.x
user1050619
user1050619

Reputation: 20856

Python print statement--wrinting into a file

I saw this piece of code in a book and when I try to implement it I get a invalid syntax error.

This code basically reads a dictionary and writes into a txt file..

main.py

from Basics import data

dbfilename = 'people-file'
ENDDB  = 'enddb.'
ENDREC = 'endrec.'
RECSEP = '=>'


def storelist(db,dbfilename):
    print('In storelist function')
    dbfile = open(dbfilename, 'w')
    for key in db:
        print(key, file=dbfile)


    dbfile.close()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    print('In Main list-items=',data.people)
    storelist(data.people,dbfilename)
    #for key in data.people:   
    #   print('Values are', key['name'])

data.py

bob={'name':'bobs mith','age':42,'salary':5000,'job':'software'}
sue={'name':'sue more','age':30,'salary':3000,'job':'hardware'}

people={}
people['bob'] = bob
people['sue'] = sue

Error:

Syntax error:Invalid syntax.

Is it possible to write a file using a print statement.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 406

Answers (4)

user1050619
user1050619

Reputation: 20856

Please ignore it..Its just a print statement..Its not a write statetement..I will delete this thread so that folks are not confused.

Upvotes: 0

mgilson
mgilson

Reputation: 309899

If you're on python 2.6 or newer, you can try adding 

from __future__ import print_function

Upvotes: 2

C0deH4cker
C0deH4cker

Reputation: 4055

You could just change it from using print to dbfile.write(key + "\n"). It is easier to understand what you are trying to accomplish.

Upvotes: 2

Doug T.
Doug T.

Reputation: 65599

I'm guessing you're really using python from the 2.x family. Print is a builtin function in python 3 and a statement in python 2. What happens if you try to print to a file using the 2.x syntax?

 print >>dbFile, key

To check your version, open an interactive python shell and do

 sys.version_info

I have 2.7, so I get

 sys.version_info(major=2, minor=7, micro=2, releaselevel='final', serial=0)

Upvotes: 2

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