Usage and example of Python file writelines()

Methods of Python File (File)

Overview

writelines() This method is used to write a sequence of strings to the file.

This sequence of strings can be generated by an iterable object, such as a string list.

A newline needs to be specified with the newline character \n.

Syntax

The syntax of the writelines() method is as follows:

fileObject.writelines([str])

Parameter

• str -- The string sequence to be written to the file.

Return value

This method does not return a value.

Example

The following example demonstrates the use of the writelines() method:

# Open the file
fo = open("test.txt", "w")
print("File name: ", fo.name)
seq = ["Basic Tutorial Website　1\n", "Basic Tutorial Website　2"]
fo.writelines(seq)
# Close the file
fo.close()

The output result of the above example is:

File name:  test.txt

View file content:

$ cat test.txt　
Basic Tutorial Website　1
Basic Tutorial Website　2

Methods of Python File (File)