python create txt file with hostname name

Question

I have a py script which creates txt file with some name, but i need that it named it with hostname. for ex when it creates txt file from test1 hostname it gave name to this txt file test1.txt

this is script. how to change it?

def save_passwords(self):
    with open('test.txt','w',encoding='utf-8') as f:
        f.writelines(self.passwordList)

Does this answer your question? [How can I use Python to get the system hostname?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4271740/how-can-i-use-python-to-get-the-system-hostname) — Macattack, Feb 16 '21 at 17:22

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 16 '21 at 17:28

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Your code would look like this:

import socket

def save_passwords(self):     
    hostname = socket.gethostname()
    with open(hostname + '.txt', 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f: 
        f.writelines(self.passwordList)

answered Feb 16 '21 at 17:28

Josh Hales

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Thanks for your response. It doesn't work. It sais failed to execute script – Vano Darchiashvili Feb 17 '21 at 06:54
it doesn't give any error. it just names it as it was. nothing changed – Vano Darchiashvili Feb 18 '21 at 09:30
Can I see the code in context? I'm confused as the code doesn't allow for it to name the file what it was. – Josh Hales Feb 18 '21 at 10:27
I've updated your code with the changes I showed in the answer. Try this: https://pastebin.com/n2yRr14B. I've added comments on the lines I've changed. – Josh Hales Feb 19 '21 at 14:07
and can you change that it exportied txt file with hidden? – Vano Darchiashvili Feb 20 '21 at 16:07
I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean you want the file created to be hidden? Also, if the original question was solved make sure to mark it as correct. – Josh Hales Feb 20 '21 at 18:24
I checked original file which you edited and it works. great. thanks. – Vano Darchiashvili Feb 20 '21 at 20:10
yes i mean file which is created txt was hidden – Vano Darchiashvili Feb 20 '21 at 22:31
Different operating systems hide files in different ways. Looks like you're building this program for Windows. This code should hide the file in Windows: `subprocess.check_call(["attrib","+H",hostname + ".txt"])` Make sure `import subprocess` is at the top of the your file. – Josh Hales Feb 21 '21 at 14:37
yes for windows. can you edit whole script with that? – Vano Darchiashvili Feb 21 '21 at 17:48
Yes, you can change the file save location. For network sharing, you should open a new question as that falls outside the question. – Josh Hales Feb 21 '21 at 19:49

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