Create /Output a New Text file txt from a dictionary

Question

if I have a sample dictionary is it possible to output it to a new or existing .txt file?

d = {'Jim':'233-5467', 'Bob':'643-7894', 'Anne':'478-4392', 'Jill':'952-4532'}

Answer 1

Use json module:

import json
json.dump(d, open("file.json", "w"))

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Or as @ZdaR suggested:

with open("file.json", "w") as out_file:
    json.dump(d, out_file)

Answer 2

No modules needed.

myfile = open('test.txt','w')
d = {'Jim':'233-5467', 'Bob':'643-7894', 'Anne':'478-4392', 'Jill':'952-4532'}
myfile.writelines('{}:{} '.format(k,v) for k, v in d.items())
myfile.close()

Content of 'test.txt' :

Jill:952-4532 Bob:643-7894 Jim:233-5467 Anne:478-4392

Answer 3

You have to convert it to json, json can represent dict in txt format.

import json
json.dump({'Jim':'233-5467', 'Bob':'643-7894', 'Anne':'478-4392', 'Jill':'952-4532'}, open('yourfile.json', 'w'))