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

This will redirect your 'print' output to a file:

import sys
sys.stdout = open("file.txt", "w+")
print "this line will redirect to file.txt"