Dave Kuhlman wrote:
On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 08:11:03PM -0400, David wrote:
Hi, I am very new to python and it is my first attempt at programing
except for some basic bash scripts. I came up with this;
#!/usr/bin/python
import os
filename = raw_input('Enter the filename: ')
fobj = open(filename, 'w')
yourname = raw_input('What is your name: ')
fobj.write(yourname)
fobj.close()
It seems to work Ok, I was shocked! Is it OK?
It looks like good code to me. But, one suggestion: It's dangerous
code, unless you can trust your users. They can over-write files. In
a real application, you might want to do some checking on the file
before opening it. Consider using something like this:
if os.path.exists(filename):
print 'Warning. File %s exists.' % filename
else:
fobj = open( ...
- Dave
Thanks Dave, cool name :)
here is what I came up with, seems to work as expected;
#!/usr/bin/python
import os
filename = raw_input('Enter the filename: ')
if os.path.exists(filename):
print 'Warning. File %s exists. -1 to quit' % filename
if (filename != -1):
fobj = open(filename, 'w')
yourname = raw_input('What is your name: ')
fobj.write(yourname)
fobj.close()
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