How do I create an empty file in emacs?

Question

How can I create an empty file from emacs, ideally from within a dired buffer?

For example, I\'ve just opened a Python module in dired mode, created a new directory,

Answer 1

After this thread, Emacs has added two new commands:

1. make-empty-file
2. dired-create-empty-file

These commands will be available in the emacs 27.1 release.