Python 2.7: Print to File

Question

Why does trying to print directly to a file instead of sys.stdout produce the following syntax error:

Python 2.7.2+ (default, Oct  4 2011, 20:06         


        

Answer 1

print is a keyword in python 2.X. You should use the following:

f1=open('./testfile', 'w+')
f1.write('This is a test')
f1.close()