Answers for "create a file if not exists in python"

create text in python if not exists

#It will creates Text file in path directory using name of file.txt
import os

path = 'some/path/to/file.txt'
if not os.path.exists(path):
    with open(path, 'w') as f:
    	f.write('Hello, world')
#==== OR ===
mode = 'a' if os.path.exists(path) else 'w'
with open(path, mode) as f:
    f.write('Hello, world!n')

python create file if not exists

import os

if not os.path.exists(path):
    with open(path, 'w'):

create text in python if not exists

#Updated dec 2020
#It will creates Text file in path directory using name of file.txt
import os

path = 'some/path/to/file.txt'
if not os.path.exists(path):
    with open(path, 'w') as f:
    	f.write('Hello, world')
#==== OR ===
mode = 'a' if os.path.exists(path) else 'w'
with open(path, mode) as f:
    f.write('Hello, world!n')

python create file if doesbt exist

import os 

if not os.path.exists("PATH"):
    with open("PATH", "w"):
        pass

how to make sure that a file doesn't exist python

import os

os.path.isfile('./final_data_folder')