#!/usr/bin/env python

'makeTextFile.py --create text file'

import os
ls = os.linesep

# get filename
fname = raw_input('>')
while True:

    if os.path.exists(fname):
        print "ERROR: '%s' already exists" % fname
    else:
        break
    
# get file content (text) lines
all = []
print "\nEnter lines ('.' by itself to quit). \n"

# loop until user terminates input
while True:
    entry = raw_input('> ')
    if entry == '.':
        break
    else:
        all.append(entry)
        
#write lines to file with proper line-ending
fobj = open(fname, 'w')
fobj.writelines(['%s%s' % (x, ls) for x in all])
fobj.close()
print 'DONE!'

'readTextFile.py -- read and display text file'

# get filename
fname = raw_input('Enter filename: ')
print

# attempt to open file for reading
try:
    fobj = open(fname, 'r')
except IOError,e:
    print "*** file open error:", e
else:
    # display contents to the screen
    for eachLine in fobj:
        print eachLine.strip()
    fobj.close()
    