How to make python go to the next line while writing in a txt

Question

I'm trying to make a GUI where a button writes a certain string of text into the 'link_list' txt file. When this line of text is written it stays on the same line. I want the line of text, printed from the button, to go to a separate line each time it is printed

f = open('link_list.txt', 'a+')
f.write("test ")
f.close()

(I repeated the function 5 times to better show what i meant

Output:

test test test test test

Intended Output:

test
test
test
test
test

Does this answer your question? [How do I specify new lines on Python, when writing on files?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11497376/how-do-i-specify-new-lines-on-python-when-writing-on-files) — AMC, Mar 07 '20 at 03:45
As an aside, I would recommend always using a context manager to handle file objects. — AMC, Mar 07 '20 at 03:45

Back2Basics · Accepted Answer · 2020-03-07T02:35:48.467

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There are a couple ways to do this. The easiest way is to write in a "\n" character when you want a "N"ew line. The slash means whatever is next- is a special character.

replace

f.write("test ")

with this

f.write("test\n")

But I would start using pathlib for all your file writing needs:

from pathlib import Path
f = Path('link_list.txt')
with f.open("a"):
    f.write_text("test\n")

edited Mar 07 '20 at 02:35

answered Mar 07 '20 at 02:26

Back2Basics

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thanks, mate, I had seen the \n on some other forums but I couldn't find the syntax on how to use it. I'll accept this as the answer when the 6-minute time limit is up – Connor Jones Mar 07 '20 at 02:30
TY. I added info on pathlib. – Back2Basics Mar 07 '20 at 02:36

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 07 '20 at 02:26

Try to add a line feed character:

f = open('link_list.txt', 'a+')
f.write("test\n")
f.close()

even better with a context manager:

with open('link_list.txt', 'a+') as f:
    f.write("test\n")

This will ensure that your file is correctly closed even if an error occurs during the write operation.

How to make python go to the next line while writing in a txt

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