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Re: Generate config file from template using Python search and replace.

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Mr Zaug wrote:

> That makes sense.
> 
> So I still can't see how to write the string object to a file whist naming
> the file with whatever values I provided for the NNN and BRAND variables.
> 
> Printing the contents of the string object is working with all the
> expected substitutions. Do I need to convert the string object into a file
> before I write it? Or do I need to open a new file and somehow stuff the
> string object into it?

Yes, open a new file and write the string using the write() method. You can 
use string formatting to build the filename, too:

text = ... # the string you want to write 

nnn = raw_input("What is the serial number of the site? ")
brand = raw_input("What is the brand, or product name? ")

filename = "{NNN}{BRAND}_farm.any".format(BRAND=brand, NNN=nnn)
with open(filename, "w") as outstream:
    outstream.write(text)

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Generate config file from template using Python search and replace. Mr Zaug <matthew.herzog@gmail.com> - 2015-11-28 13:45 -0800
  Re: Generate config file from template using Python search and replace. Mr Zaug <matthew.herzog@gmail.com> - 2015-11-28 14:04 -0800
  Re: Generate config file from template using Python search and replace. Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2015-11-29 00:07 +0100
    Re: Generate config file from template using Python search and replace. Mr Zaug <matthew.herzog@gmail.com> - 2015-11-29 12:23 -0800
      Re: Generate config file from template using Python search and replace. Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2015-11-29 23:50 +0100
        Re: Generate config file from template using Python search and replace. Mr Zaug <matthew.herzog@gmail.com> - 2015-11-29 17:28 -0800
          Re: Generate config file from template using Python search and replace. Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2015-11-30 10:14 +0100
            Re: Generate config file from template using Python search and replace. Mr Zaug <matthew.herzog@gmail.com> - 2015-11-30 20:54 -0800
              Re: Generate config file from template using Python search and replace. Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2015-12-01 11:49 +0100
                Re: Generate config file from template using Python search and replace. Mr Zaug <matthew.herzog@gmail.com> - 2015-12-01 05:18 -0800
                Re: Generate config file from template using Python search and replace. Mr Zaug <matthew.herzog@gmail.com> - 2015-12-01 06:18 -0800
                Re: Generate config file from template using Python search and replace. Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2015-12-01 15:41 +0100
                Re: Generate config file from template using Python search and replace. Mr Zaug <matthew.herzog@gmail.com> - 2015-12-01 07:21 -0800
                Re: Generate config file from template using Python search and replace. Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2015-12-01 16:43 +0100
                Re: Generate config file from template using Python search and replace. Mr Zaug <matthew.herzog@gmail.com> - 2015-12-01 10:43 -0800
        Re: Generate config file from template using Python search and replace. Mr Zaug <matthew.herzog@gmail.com> - 2015-11-29 18:31 -0800
          Re: Generate config file from template using Python search and replace. Rob Hills <rhills@medimorphosis.com.au> - 2015-11-30 10:40 +0800
          Re: Generate config file from template using Python search and replace. MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2015-11-30 03:23 +0000

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