How to write to a file in Python – .txt files The simplest way to write to a file in Python is to create a new text file. This will allow you to store any string to retrieve later.

Simply create a new .py file in the same folder as your main Python code. Then “import” that file as you now know how to do, then access the functions from within that module.

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