Sometimes, we want to append to a file with Python.
In this article, we’ll look at how to append to a file with Python.
How to append to a file with Python?
To append to a file with Python, we can open the file with open
with append permission.
And then we call write
with the string to append to the file.
For instance, we write:
with open("foo.txt", "a") as myfile:
myfile.write("appended text")
We call open
with the path to the file and 'a'
to open the file with append permission.
Then we call write
with the string to append to the opened file.
Since we use the with
statement to open the file, the file will be closed automatically after the append operation is done.
Conclusion
To append to a file with Python, we can open the file with open
with append permission.
And then we call write
with the string to append to the file.