How to create a file in python?

File handling is an important part of any web application. These include creating, writing, reading and deleting a file.

In python, we don’t have to import any library or package for creating a file. We have inbuilt function to do this.

The key function for working with files in python is the open() funtion.

syntax:-

object=open("filename", "mode")

There are different modes for opening file:-

• Read mode – r- This mode is used to read the file
• Write mode- w- This mode is used to write the file
• Read and write mode- w+ – This mode is used to both read and write a file.
• Append mode- a – This mode is used to append the file

Creating a file:-

For creating a file we have to first open it and write in it.

syntax:-

object=open("name of file", w+)

In this way we can create a file and read and write a file in python.