How can I open multiple files using “with open” in Python?

Question

I want to change a couple of files at one time, iff I can write to all of them. I\'m wondering if I somehow can combine the multiple open calls with the

Answer 1

Just replace and with , and you're done:

try:
    with open('a', 'w') as a, open('b', 'w') as b:
        do_something()
except IOError as e:
    print 'Operation failed: %s' % e.strerror