How to create a new .txt file in python

Question

I am trying to create a new .txt file in python by the following method if the file does not already exists:

company_name_file = open(company_name_file.txt, "r")

company_name_file.close()

But, it is not creating a new file if the file name does not exists. Any help would be appreciated!

Does this answer your question? [open() in Python does not create a file if it doesn't exist](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2967194/open-in-python-does-not-create-a-file-if-it-doesnt-exist) — Tomerikoo, Jun 15 '20 at 09:28
it is showing the following error message: NameError: name 'company_name_file' is not defined — Pressing_Keys_24_7, Jun 15 '20 at 09:32
You need to wrap the filename in quotes, to make it a string: `"company_name_file.txt"`. — Gino Mempin, Jun 15 '20 at 09:32
Does this answer your question? [Can't open file: "NameError: name is not defined"](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5908067/cant-open-file-nameerror-name-filename-is-not-defined) — Gino Mempin, Jun 15 '20 at 09:39
Please don't edit the answer into the question. Also, you should *always* include the error message in the question, as it could make it easier/clearer for people to debug the problem. — Gino Mempin, Jun 15 '20 at 09:40

chumbaloo · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-15T09:33:34.913

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You need to change the "r" to a "w+". r represents the read mode and w represents the write mode Currently, your code is trying to read a file rather than write a file.

with open("company_name_file.txt", "w+") as company_name_file:
    company_name_file.write("Test")

edited Jun 15 '20 at 09:33

answered Jun 15 '20 at 09:26

chumbaloo

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I changed my code as you can see above, but it still showing an error – Pressing_Keys_24_7 Jun 15 '20 at 09:31
@Pressing_Keys_24_7, share your snippet if you can! – Aashish Chaubey Jun 15 '20 at 09:32
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Now its fine, earlier the name of the file was not in double quotation marks – Pressing_Keys_24_7 Jun 15 '20 at 09:34
Yep my bad. Corrected. The filename needs to be a string. As an FYI, the "with" keyword is useful for doing cleanup operations automatically (in this case closing the file). See here for more information: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3012488/what-is-the-python-with-statement-designed-for – chumbaloo Jun 15 '20 at 09:37

How to create a new .txt file in python

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