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There are a few ways to create a new empty text file in python. we will use open() function and close() function to create an empty text file. I will give you some examples to create a new empty text file in python. so let's see one by one examples.

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Example 1: Python Empty Create Text File


main.py

# create new empty text file code
open('readme.txt', 'w').close()

  
print("New empty text file created successfully!"

Output:

It will create readme.txt file with without text.

Example 2: Python Create Text File

main.py

# create a new text file code
with open('readme.txt', 'w') as f:
    f.write('New text file content line!')

  
print("New text file created successfully!")

Output:

It will create readme.txt file with following text.

New text file content line!

Example 3: Python Create Multiline Text File

main.py

# create a new text file with multi lines code
with open('readme.txt', 'w') as f:
    line1 = "Hi ItSolutionstuff.com! \n"
    line2 = "This is body \n"
    line3 = "Thank you"

  
    f.writelines([line1, line2, line3])

  
print("New text file created successfully!")

Output:

It will create readme.txt file with following text.

Hi ItSolutionstuff.com!
This is body
Thank you

Example 4: Python Create Multiline Text File with List

main.py

myLines = ["Hi ItSolutionstuff.com!", "This is body", "Thank you"]

  
# create a new text file with multi lines code
with open('readme.txt', 'w') as f:
    for line in myLines:
        f.write(line)
        f.write('\n')

  
print("New text file created successfully!")

Output:

It will create readme.txt file with following text.

Hi ItSolutionstuff.com!
This is body
Thank you