I am new to VSCODE. I opened a text file via vscode and entered some details. Where can I find the file?
f=open('story.txt','w')
f.write('my name is')
f.write('my age is')
f.close()
f=open('story.txt', 'r')
print(f.readline())
f.close()
However I cannot find 'story.txt' in file explorer. I used another text editor and then error came as file not found. but when i reopened the file in vs code I was getting a proper output.
When you run python script it will execute from the current working directory by defaut.
If you want to be sure where your file will be, you may pass the complete file path instead of file name only (eg: C:\\filepath\\filename.txt)
or you can move to the desired directory before read/write with os.chdir(filepath)
If you don't know where the script is running you can use os.getcwd() to get this directory from your code
import os
print(os.getcwd()) #will show the current working directory
os.chdir("c:\\") #will move to C:\ directory
f=open('story.txt','w')
f.write('my name is')
f.write('my age is')
f=open('story.txt', 'r')
print(f.readline())
f.close()
From the screenshot you supplied it looks like you are running the script from C:\Users\<YourName>, then this is where your story.txt file will be.
To specify another location you need to supply the open() method with a full path
Also, it's best practice to close the file before opening it again for reading. also, you might want to use a context manager to help you with this
If you want your file saved in the directory of your script, you can use os and __file__ to locate your script's directory and use that.
import os
my_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
new_path = os.path.join(my_dir, 'story.txt')
print(new_path)
When you create a file with Python, the file will be create in the same folder as your script. So, if your folder all_python_scripts contains your script, your file story.txt will be created in this folder. Try to search your file in the script's folder.
