A file that grows

One sentence a day, added to journal.txt

Same muscle as the to-do list. The twist: put today’s date on the line if you can. If dates feel new, skip the date.

Workshop0 of 5 steps

journal.py

note = input("What happened today? ")
with open("journal.txt", "a") as file:
    file.write(note + "\n")
print("Saved.")

"a" means add-on. "w" would wipe the file. Same idea as the to-do list.

Save and run it twice

Ctrl+O, Enter, Ctrl+X. Run once. Run again with a different sentence.

python journal.py
Look at the file

cat ~/learn/journal.txt

Two lines is a journal. A date you type yourself still counts. Python can ask the phone the date later.
If it breaks

FileNotFoundError? You were not in ~/learn. Only the second line remains? You used "w" instead of "a". Same traps as the to-do room.

Paste the full error into the phone tutor.

Two lines in a file is a journal.

Rock, paper, scissors is if/else with three choices.

Rock, paper, scissors is if/else with three choices.

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