How do I overwrite the text in a file using python3 so that the user can write more with out it interfering with old text?

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I'm confused and don't know what to do about this. I'm trying to overwrite the files text.

Please consider providing some code of what you have tried so far. — Ian, Jul 04 '16 at 10:09
Try this. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4914277/how-to-empty-a-file-using-python — umar faraz, Jul 04 '16 at 10:09

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 04 '16 at 10:10

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when opening a file with 'w' flag, it will rewrite the file if it exists.

with open('yourfile.ext', 'wt') as fileObj:
    fileObj.write(stuff)

answered Jul 04 '16 at 10:10

kmaork

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