My program makes a new file but with the wrong name. How do I fix this?

Question

import os.path

def start():
    if os.path.exists("new.txt") == False:
        Account = input('Username: ')
        Password_for_account = input('Password: ')
        all_the_content = []
        all_the_content.append(Account)
        all_the_content.append(Password_for_account)
        
    else:
        with open("new.txt") as file:
            content = file.read()
        all_the_content = content.strip('][').split(', ')

        while True:
            User = input('Username: ')
            Password = input('Password: ')
            if (User, Password) == all_the_content[0,1] :
                print('Done')
                break
            else:
                print('Invalid Password')
                continue
        return 'You have been succesfully logged in!'
print(start())
with open("new.txt") as file:
    content = file.read()
all_the_content = content.strip('][').split(', ')
def add_new_pass():
    new_username = input('Enter the new username: ')
    new_password = input('Enter the new password: ')
    all_the_content.append(new_username)
    all_the_content.append(new_password)
    return 'Your password has been added'
    
def check_pass(username):
    position = all_the_content.index(username)
    if username in all_the_content and position%2 == 0:
        return 'The password for '+ username, 'is '+ all_the_content[position + 1]
    else:
        return 'Invalid username'
print(add_new_pass())
a = input()
print(check_pass(a))
with open ('new.txt', 'w') as file:
    file.write(str(all_the_content))

I am a beginner. This code does everything as expected except one thing, every time I make thefile as "new.txt". Any help is appreciated! it stores it as "new2.txt". I am using Jupyter notebook.

Seems fine, all opens are done with `new.txt` as filename. Seems like something underlying is responsible for this behavior. — tripulse, Oct 08 '20 at 04:08

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 08 '20 at 02:02

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You already have a new.txt in that folder that's why it names this one new2.txt, erase or rename the first one and try to run you program agian.

answered Oct 08 '20 at 02:02

BeeFriedman

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could you try using a different name like test.txt and see what happens. – BeeFriedman Oct 08 '20 at 02:17
Sure I'll try that. – Samrath Chadha Oct 08 '20 at 02:26
Meaning? When you open the folder to which this program outputs, do you see test2.txt? – BeeFriedman Oct 08 '20 at 02:34
No I see list.txt (that's what I named it). But there are other errors – Samrath Chadha Oct 08 '20 at 02:53
Yeah, you need to change line 20 to if (User, Password) == all_the_content[0:1] : – BeeFriedman Oct 08 '20 at 02:57
It pretty much works now. There is another aspect that doesn't work. You method worked. Thanks a lot! – Samrath Chadha Oct 08 '20 at 03:01
What is the other problem you have? – BeeFriedman Oct 08 '20 at 03:12

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 08 '20 at 02:55

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Either you are not looking in the correct directory or the directory already has an existing file by the same name. Also check your write access to the directory

answered Oct 08 '20 at 02:55

Aaj Kaal

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My program makes a new file but with the wrong name. How do I fix this?

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