How do I save the contents of a text buffer

[google at orcon.net.nz]

Solved!

 # Output file
 outfile = open("newbannedsitelist", "w")
 outfile.write(textbuffer.get_text(textbuffer.get_start_iter(),
textbuffer.get_end_iter(), include_hidden_chars=True))
 outfile.close()

I'm new to Python and GTK and may not be asking the right type of
questions initially. I programmed with C many many years ago and my
programming instincts are very rusty so still feeling my way again
with this stuff. Apologies for the sarcastic reply earlier but i felt
your initial reply to be sarcastic. I also did research this problem
but seemed to be getting nowhere - thats why I asked for the groups
help.

Anyway, thanks to all that replied via emailed and in this group.



On Feb 18, 7:34 pm, Steven D'Aprano
<s... at REMOVE.THIS.cybersource.com.au> wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 17:10:50 -0800, google wrote:
> > I just included file opening code just to show how i read the file
> > into the text buffer - I have no issues with this as such. Problem is
> > only with the writing of the text buffer back to a file. When I try to
> > write the buffer to a file it gave the following,
>
> > <gtk.TextBuffer object (GtkTextBuffer) at 0xb7cff284>
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >   File "./configbox.py", line 78, in ?
> >     TextViewExample()
> >   File "./configbox.py", line 53, in __init__
> >     outfile.write(textbuffer.get_text(0,1000,
> > include_hidden_chars=True))
> > TypeError: start should be a GtkTextIter
>
> Ah, well there's your problem. start should be a GtkTextIter, just like
> the exception says.
>
> Question for you: in the line of code in the traceback, which function
> takes an argument called "start"?
>
> > How can I use outfile.write() to wite the contents of the text buffer
> > correctly?
>
> Your problem isn't with outfile.write().
>
> --
> Steven.