Writing lists to a text file in string format

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This may be a simple question however, I'm currently doing an assessment and I'm on the final section.

What I need to do is write a list to a text file, but in string format. What I mean by this is for example if I want the list ['the', 'cat', 'sat', 'on', 'the', 'mat'] if I want to write this list to a text file it writes it in this format, when I need it to be written in continuous prose so the cat sat on the mat. I'm not sure how to do this? I tried adding str before the .write command but this doesn't solve my problem.

`with open('path/to/file', 'w') as outfile: outfile.write(' '.join(myList))` — inspectorG4dget, Feb 07 '17 at 15:55
You're asking how to convert a list to a string? This is likely covered in just about every python tutorial out there. — Bryan Oakley, Feb 07 '17 at 15:56
@BryanOakley Sorry Bryan, I just didn't know exactly how to do it :-) — Adam Johnson, Feb 07 '17 at 15:58
Possible duplicate of [Writing a list to a file with Python](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/899103/writing-a-list-to-a-file-with-python) — WhatsThePoint, Feb 07 '17 at 15:58

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 07 '17 at 16:27

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Try this: F.writeline(" ".join(your_list))

edited Feb 07 '17 at 16:27

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answered Feb 07 '17 at 15:55

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Thank you very much Bipul Jain! This solved my problem! – Adam Johnson Feb 07 '17 at 15:58

Writing lists to a text file in string format

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