Python , Get the username in windows and then save it in a text file

Question

I know that using getpass.getuser() command, I can get the username, but how can I save it in a text file ? So I want python to find the username and then save it in the following file username.txt

Script:

os.path.join('..','Documents and Settings','USERNAME','Desktop'))

(Python Version 2.7 being used)

Possible duplicate of [Python Save to file](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9536714/python-save-to-file) — Mike Scotty, Jun 11 '18 at 10:07
Add it in a variable and then make python put the variable in a txt document? — That One, Jun 11 '18 at 10:07
So far your script constructs the string `'../Documents and Settings/USERNAME/Desktop'` and does not even store it. There is no attempt to open or even write a file. — Klaus D., Jun 11 '18 at 10:08
I'm pretty sure a simple: `os.system('whoami > user.txt')` will store the username in a file. — meissner_, Jun 11 '18 at 10:12

Richard · Answer 1 · 2018-06-11T10:26:45.677

You have to open a txt file, construct your string then write to it.

import getpass

# get your username
username = getpass.getuser()

# open a txt file in append mode
log = open('username.txt', 'a')

# create your string
string = os.path.join('..','Documents and Settings',username,'Desktop')

# save and close the file
log.write(string)
log.close()

or you could use pythons 'with' statement which makes sure the file is closed properly.

import getpass

# get your username
username = getpass.getuser()

# create your string
string = os.path.join('..','Documents and Settings',username,'Desktop')

with open('username.txt') as file:
    file.write(string)

Python , Get the username in windows and then save it in a text file

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