Touch module in Python (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 21 Apr, 2020

In Python, the Touch module is used to create any file on any specified directory. The touch module is equivalent to linux command ‘touch‘ or to the windows’ cmd command ‘type null >‘.

Installation:

This module does not come built-in with Python. To install this module type the below command in the terminal.

pip install touch

Example 1: In this example, we will create a file inside a same directory.

import touch

touch.touch( "success.java" )

Output:

Example 2: In this example, we will create a file in a different directory. Here we create a file in “testm” folder.

import touch

touch.touch( "testm / success2.java" )

Output:

Example 3: In this example, we will create a multiple files at the same time. For this, we need to pass the file name in a list.

import touch

touch.touch([ "testm / success100.java" , "success10.cpp" ])

Output: