Creating a folder and writing to a file inside that folder using python

Question

I am trying to create a new folder at the location where the python script is saved and then create a new file inside that folder and write information to it. What would be the best way to create the folder and then the path for the file? Thanks a lot.

I used the following code to create the folder

import os
from os import path

nameofFolder = "TestFolder"
foldercheck = os.path.isdir(nameofFolder)
if foldercheck:
    print('Folder present')
else:
    os.makedirs(nameofFolder)

I tried using

completepath = os.path.join(nameofFolder +"/", fileName)

to create a path for the file but that keeps creating the file in the root directory.

Try printing os.getcwd() inside the program. That will tell you what the current working directory is. Make sure it is what you expect. — ProfDFrancis, Mar 09 '23 at 08:27
See this answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/3430395/828193. Use `import pathlib; pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.resolve()` to get the directory where the python file is stored at. — user000001, Mar 09 '23 at 08:32

Amir reza Riahi · Accepted Answer · 2023-03-09T08:37:14.213

To create the folder:

import os

currentPath = os.getcwd()
nameofFolder = "TestFolder"

if not os.path.exists(currentPath + '/' + nameofFolder):
    os.makedirs(nameofFolder)

To create a file inside of it:

fileName = "Hello"

f = open(nameofFolder + "/" + fileName, "w")

# writing whatever you want:
f.write(...)

f.close()

Or more conveniently:

with open(nameofFolder + "/" + fileName, "w") as f:
   f.write(...)

Creating a folder and writing to a file inside that folder using python

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