using python to append a file

Scherer, Bill Bill.Scherer at VerizonWireless.com
Tue Jul 3 15:25:50 EDT 2001


open(fileName, 'a')

will do the trick.

On 3 Jul 2001, Thanh Le wrote:

> I am new to Python and was wondering if anyone could show me a way to
> append a file (similar to the way Unix does by using >> ). I've tried
> using open('file','r+') method and it overwrote whatever i had in that
> file. I am sure there is a way to append a file, but  havent had much
> luck.
> Thanks in advance,
> Thanh
>

William K. Scherer
Sr. Member of Applications Staff - Verizon Wireless
Bill.Scherer_at_VerizonWireless.com





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