CODEWITHSUNDEEP
python
rocklee336
rocklee336

Reputation: 1

how can i get multiple names and numbers to go in a text file?

I need the program to record multiple names and numbers, and then after i put them in the user hits enter and it exits

while(True):    
  string1=input("Enter First Name: ") 
  string2=input("Enter Last Name: ")      
  outFile= open("names.txt", 'w')
  firstname= string1
  lastname= string2
  outFile.write(string1.upper()+"\n"+string2.upper()+"\n")
  outFile.close()

Upvotes: 0

Views: 155

Answers (1)

Paul Rooney
Paul Rooney

Reputation: 21619

You need to append to the file. At present you overwrite the file on each iteration.

while(True):

    string1=input("Enter First Name: ")

    if string1 == '':
        break

    string2=input("Enter Phone number: ")

    with open("names.txt", 'a') as outFile:
        outFile.write(string1.upper()+"\n"+string2.upper()+"\n")

You could also move the file open to be outside the loop. This would hold the file open until you quit the program.

with open("names.txt", 'w') as outFile:
    while(True):

        string1=input("Enter First Name: ")

        if string1 == '':
            break

        string2=input("Enter Phone number: ")        
        outFile.write(string1.upper()+"\n"+string2.upper()+"\n")

There is slightly different functionality between these two versions. The first will preserve any content already in the file before the program runs. The later will overwrite any existing content and start the file afresh.

For more on with and why it means you don't need to close the file yourself, see here.

Upvotes: 1

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