Question

i had created a python program but it was not working. this program would take in the input for a file and then display the file contents . the only error i was getting is a syntax error well i could not find the error . Please help me .
the code was :-

nm = input(“enter file name “)

str = raw_input(“enter ur text here: \n”)

f = open(nm,”w”)

f.write(str)

f.close()

print “1.See the file\n”

print “2.Exit\n”

s = input(“enter ur choice “)

if s == 1 :

    fi  = open(nm,”r”)

    cont  = fi.read()

for i in cont:

    print i

else :

    print “thank you “

Answer 1

The problem is that you are reading the filename using input() instead of raw_input(). See this answer that explains:

If you use input, then the data you type is is interpreted as a Python
Expression which means that you end up with gawd knows what type of
object in your target variable, and a heck of a wide range of
exceptions that can be generated. So you should NOT use input unless
you’re putting something in for temporary testing, to be used only by
someone who knows a bit about Python expressions.

raw_input always returns a string because, heck, that’s what you
always type in … but then you can easily convert it to the specific
type you want, and catch the specific exceptions that may occur.
Hopefully with that explanation, it’s a no-brainer to know which you
should use.

Also, since you are reading in the file contents by using fi.read(), your for loop for i in cont: will select each character of the file’s contents one at a time, instead of each line. Something to be aware of!