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Rory Durrant
Rory Durrant

Reputation: 121

Python: Write to new file line

I have been looking around to see if I can find a way to write to a new line in a file every time the user inputs. The basic code is this:

while True:
f = open(server,"w")
initchat = str(input("Chat: "))
chat = str((user + " - " + initchat))
f.write(chat)
f.write("\n")
f.close

Many of the answers have been to add \n to the string but that only adds a new line after and doesn't allow the new line to be written to. Do I make any sense? Any help would be much appreciated Thanks

Upvotes: 0

Views: 112

Answers (2)

Joe T. Boka
Joe T. Boka

Reputation: 6579

The problem is this:

f = open(server,"w")

The above will only write 1 line:

You have to use "a" for append.

f = open(server,"a")

BTW: you also have to indent your code after while:

Upvotes: 1

MLSC
MLSC

Reputation: 5972

You should do a simple job:

with open('file.txt', 'a+') as f:
    initchat = str(input("Chat: "))
    chat = str((user + " - " + initchat))
    f.write(chat+'\n')

Upvotes: 0

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