How do I create a file inside a directory that I created?

Question

I want to create a directory and then create some files in that directory.

I have already created a directory like so:

if not os.path.exists("output"):
    os.mkdir("output")

How can I now access this directory and create some files using something like this open("foo.txt", "w")?

If you want to _change directory_ (go inside your newly create `output`) and create your files: [how do I cd in python](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/431684/how-do-i-change-directory-cd-in-python) — Brandt, Jul 17 '19 at 11:49

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 17 '19 at 11:44

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Prepend the directory name to your filename:

with open('output/foo.txt', 'w') as f:
    f.write('some content')

answered Jul 17 '19 at 11:44

abdusco

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