Python newbie with a problem writing files

[John Machin]

Mike Kent wrote:
> > feed_list = open("feed_listing.conf","r")
>
> What could it be about the above line that means "Open this file for
> READ ONLY"?

That's his *INPUT* file. The error referred to his *OUTPUT* file, and
in any case the complain was that the "write" attribute was read-only,
*NOT* the ferschlugginer file itself.

"Sheesh!" * 2