Question

Python

Complete function append text to append the string, "I appended it" to the file, mylstwrite.txt and then return the contents of the file as a list containing all the lines. (Tips: Your return value should be from function readlines)

Answer 1

def append_text(fname):
    lines = []
    try:
        f = open(fname)
        lines = f.readlines()
        f.close()
    except FileNotFoundError:
        pass
    w = open(fname, 'w')
    lines.append("I appended it")
    w.writelines(lines)
    w.close()
    return lines


print(append_text('my1stwrite.txt'))