Hi, I am new to python and recently experimenting using pycharm. I am trying to build a basic program that allows me to enter various client details and associated data, stores the input into multiple lists, convert all lists into a single job records list using the zip function and then writes the full list to a text file to be accessed at a later stage.
So far the program does what I want with one key unplanned error:
upon rerunning my python code and accessing the txt file. All previous data written to the txt file is gone and the code re writes from line 1 in the txt file rather than from the next new line.
any help much appreciated.
#Lists to store client data
client_name_list = []
invoice_date_list = []
invoice_number_list = []
amount_due_list = []
material_cost_list = []
net_profit_list = []
#Define a function for appending user input into the relevant lists
def add_new_records():
invoice_number_list.append("Invoice Number: " + input("Enter Invoice Number: "))
invoice_date_list.append("Invoice Date: " + input("Enter Invoice Date: "))
client_name_list.append("Client Name: " + input("Enter Client name: "))
amount_due_list.append("Amount Due: " + input("Enter Amount Due: "))
material_cost_list.append("Material Cost: " + input("Enter Material Cost: "))
net_profit_list.append("Net Profit: " + input("Enter Net Profit: "))
#Create a zip of all client data lists
alldata = zip(invoice_number_list, invoice_date_list, client_name_list, amount_due_list, material_cost_list,
net_profit_list)
# Convert Zip to a List and store as variable
full_list = list(alldata)
#Create a loop so that entries can be inputted for different clients
while int(len(full_list)) < 100:
#Call Function to append the lists
add_new_records()
#Update the Full List for each loop
alldata = zip(invoice_number_list, invoice_date_list, client_name_list, amount_due_list, material_cost_list,
net_profit_list)
full_list = list(alldata)
#Write the inputted client details to a txt document which can be accessed and show all client data.
job_records = open("Job Records.txt", "w")
job_records.write('\n'.join(str(full_list) for full_list in full_list))
job_records.write('\n')
job_records.close()