How can I create a new file in Python

Question

I am using the file.open() function to create a new file but this does not work. Do I need to pass any arguments or any specific parameters?

Answer 1

You can try the below code which creates the new file with "write" acccess. 

import sys

def WriteFile():

    name = input('Enter name of the file: ')+'.py'  # Enter name of the file along with format

    try:

        file = open(name,'w')   # creates a new file or open one with write access

        file.close()

    except:

        print('error')           # if code doesn't work, print error

        sys.exit(0)

WriteFile()

Answer 2

import sys

def write():
    print('Creating new text file') 

    name = raw_input('Enter name of text file: ')+'.txt'  # Name of text file coerced with +.txt

    try:
        file = open(name,'a')   # Trying to create a new file or open one
        file.close()

    except:
        print('Something went wrong! Can\'t tell what?')
        sys.exit(0) # quit Python

write()