How to write multiple paragraphs from console to a file - Python

Question

I have a line of code which prints a paragraph like this :

print("An Apple a day keeps the doctor away ... ") #paragraph1
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print("Two Apples a day keeps two doctors away ... ") #paragraph2
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json.dump(someData) #paragraph3

I just want to direct all the paragraphs that have been printed in the console onto a file.

Note:

1) I do not want to use .write() method every single time below the print statement.
2) I want to output to the file using the script itself and not the console. (Not something like this
How to redirect console output to a text file )

Is there any function that can achieve this? (Write all the paragraphs printed in the console onto a file in one shot?)

@Oqhax not json file exactly as of now. Just a .txt will do. — , Aug 28 '17 at 09:46
Possible duplicate of [Python, Redirect output of a Function into a File](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45885878/python-redirect-output-of-a-function-into-a-file) — Reblochon Masque, Aug 28 '17 at 09:50

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 28 '17 at 09:42

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divert the stdout to a file

import sys
sys.stdout = open('file', 'w')
print 'hello'

answered Aug 28 '17 at 09:42

Akshay Apte

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 28 '17 at 09:47

Try storing your paragraphs into string variables. It would look like this

p1 = "An Apple a day keeps the doctor away ... "
p2 = "Two Apples a day keeps two doctor away ... "

print(p1)
print(p2)

with open("output.txt", "w")as output:
    p1and2 = p1 + p2
    output.write(p1and2)

Hope this works

How to write multiple paragraphs from console to a file - Python

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