tonyr1988 wrote: > I'm a complete python n00b writing my first program (or attempting to, > anyway). I'm trying to make the transition from Java, so if you could > help me, it would be greatly appreciated. Here's the code I'm stuck on > (It's very basic): > > class DemoClass: > def __init__(self): > self.title = ["Hello", "Goodbye"] > > def WriteToFile(self, path = "test.txt"): > fw = file(path, "w") > pickle.dump(self.title, fw) > fw.close() > > if __name__=='__main__': > x = DemoClass > x.WriteToFile > > It doesn't do any file I/O at all (that I see). I hope my syntax is > alright. If I just call WriteToFile, shouldn't it perform with the > default path? It gives me no errors and pretends to execute just fine. > Several people have pointed out the problem, but when you get that fixed, I see another bit of trouble. The pickle format is a binary format (be default), but you don't open the file in binary mode. On Unix the distinction is (wisely) irrelevant, but on Windows you should open the file with a mode of "wb" not just "w".
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