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Subject: 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)