- 1 year ago
Why does `write_text` appear to use CRLF and not LF?
The behavior of the write_text
method in Python's Path
object may depend on the platform and the default line-ending conventions used by the operating system.
On Windows, the default line-ending convention is CRLF (Carriage Return + Line Feed), whereas on Unix-based systems (e.g., Linux, macOS), the convention is LF (Line Feed) only.
When you use the write_text
method to write text to a file, it uses the default line-ending convention of the underlying operating system. If you're running the code on Windows, the text file will likely use CRLF line endings.
If you want to enforce LF line endings regardless of the platform, you can specify the newline
parameter when using the write_text
method. For example:
pythonfrom pathlib import Path
path = Path("file.txt")
path.write_text("Hello, world!", newline="\n") # Specify LF line endings
By passing "\n"
as the newline
argument, you ensure that the file will use LF line endings, even on Windows.
Alternatively, you can use the open
function with the newline
parameter and explicitly specify the line-ending convention when writing to the file:
pythonwith path.open("w", newline="\n") as file:
file.write("Hello, world!")
Using one of these methods, you can control the line-ending convention used when writing text files with write_text
or open
in Python.