"sandorf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm new to python. Have a simple question. > > "open" function can only open an existing file and raise a IOerror when > the given file does not exist. How can I creat a new file then?
reading the documentation might help: >>> help(open) class file(object) | file(name[, mode[, buffering]]) -> file object | | Open a file. The mode can be 'r', 'w' or 'a' for reading (default), | writing or appending. The file will be created if it doesn't exist | when opened for writing or appending; it will be truncated when | opened for writing. Add a 'b' to the mode for binary files. | Add a '+' to the mode to allow simultaneous reading and writing. /snip/ | Note: open() is an alias for file(). this is also explained in the chapter 7 of the tutorial ("reading and writing files"), as well as the reference manual. </F> -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list