python-hard-way/3exercises/ex16.py

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from sys import argv
script, filename = argv
print(f"We're going to erase {filename}.")
print("If you don't want that, hit CTRL-C (^C).")
print("If you do want that, hit RETURN.")
input("?")
print("Opening the file....")
target = open(filename, 'w')
print("Truncating the file. Goodbye!")
#target.truncate()
print("Now I'm going to ask you for three lines.")
line1 = input("line 1: ")
line2 = input("line 2: ")
line3 = input("line 3: ")
print("I'm going to write these to the file.")
target.write(line1 + "\n" + line2 + "\n" + line3 + "\n")
print("And finally, we close it.")
target.close()
text = open(filename)
print(text.read())
# 4. You are specificing writing to a file as opposed to reading from it.
# 5. You don't need it, 'w' overwrites the file.