CODEWITHSUNDEEP
pythonpython-3.x
user5925127
user5925127

Reputation:

While appending a file how to add new information underneath old information in text file using Python

I've attempted to create or append a text file if it already exists and I was able to do that after research. However I'm stuck in trying to figure out how to add information underneath old info.

For example I have a text file which contains sam10.

name = input('Your name?')
squad = group
number = input('A number?')
target = open(squad, 'a')
target.write(name)
target.write(str(number))

If I ran this all this does it add on to the text text file and end up with a text file (called group) like so: sam10james5.

How could I edit this code so that I end up with james5 beneath sam10? So I see it like this when I open the text file:

sam10
james5

Upvotes: 0

Views: 54

Answers (2)

Ron Puri
Ron Puri

Reputation: 94

You are just missing adding a 'new line':

target.write(name) target.write(str(number) + '\n')

write will simply add the exact characters provided to the file, nothing more. You need to add the new lines as needed.

Upvotes: 2

Martín Muñoz del Río
Martín Muñoz del Río

Reputation: 1968

You only have to add a "\n":

Change:

target.write(name)

With:

target.write("\n"+name)

Upvotes: 2

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