Deleting from a .txt file

Question

So I have this problem: I want to delete a specific item from a .txt file but when I launch the file It just closes! If I have my code like this It just closes:

nc = input('Name:')
f = open("info.txt", "w")
for line in f: 
  if line != nc: 
    f.write(line)

But when I change my code like this:

nc = input('Name:')
f = open("info.txt", "w")
for line in f: 
  if line != nc: f.write(line)

It works until I get to the point of code when I`m deleting something and then just closes and deletes everything in the .txt file!

Someone, please help me!

open your file for reading, read it, then write it back with the line removed. check duplicate link — Jean-François Fabre, May 06 '20 at 14:20

score -1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 06 '20 at 14:18

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Try changing the open list to "w+". Like this:

f = open("info.txt", "w+")

answered May 06 '20 at 14:18

gtomer

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That actually worked. Thank you! – Double May 06 '20 at 15:47
Ok now it doesn't close the program but It still deletes everything – Double May 06 '20 at 15:57
Close it properly – gtomer May 06 '20 at 17:43

Deleting from a .txt file

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