'encoding' is an invalid keyword argument for this function

Question

import codecs
with open(filename+'.txt', 'a+', encoding='utf-8') as f:
    for tweet in list_of_tweets:
        print(tweet.text.replace('\r','').replace('\n','')+'|')
        f.write(tweet.text.replace('\r','').replace('\n','')+'|')

Its showing

TypeError Traceback (most recent call last) in () 1 import codecs ----> 2 with open(filename+'.txt', 'a+', encoding='utf-8') as f: 3 for tweet in list_of_tweets: 4 print(tweet.text.replace('\r','').replace('\n','')+'|') 5 f.write(tweet.text.replace('\r','').replace('\n','')+'|')

TypeError: 'encoding' is an invalid keyword argument for this function

The builtin function `open()` has a different signature in [python 2](https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#open) vs [python 3](https://docs.python.org/3.6/library/functions.html#open). — Håken Lid, Apr 05 '18 at 09:58

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 02 '19 at 06:27

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If you are using python 2 then try:

import codecs
from io import open
with open(filename+'.txt', 'a+', encoding='utf-8') as f:
    for tweet in list_of_tweets:
        print(tweet.text.replace('\r','').replace('\n','')+'|')
        f.write(tweet.text.replace('\r','').replace('\n','')+'|')

The usual open for python2 does not accept encoding.

edited Apr 02 '19 at 06:27

hygull

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answered Apr 05 '18 at 09:59

Jorge Rodriguez Molinuevo

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Thanks, it's help me for moving from python 3.x to python 2.x – Yakir GIladi Edry Jun 28 '18 at 14:45

'encoding' is an invalid keyword argument for this function

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