Python Highscores w/ text file

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i am currently working on a text based game, and have run into a problem trying to make my last function, highscore.
My problem is this, i would like to make the function save my top five scores and save it to a text file, along with the player's username, and then be able to print this into my text based game.
I know this could be hard to do, but i would like it if the scores were saved in a text file, and not a pickle as i have seen suggested, as i would like to share the file with some friends.
Any help is appreciated,
Thanks, Tom.

edit:
I am comfortable opening the file for writing. my code included the scores.sort command, but i wasn't sure how to put 5 scores into the file, and have the 6th score deleted. Thanks for the help, Tom

edited Nov 16 '18 at 9:23

asked Nov 14 '18 at 11:19

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It is not too hard to do; you just need to break the task down into steps and search your way through them. Have you opened the file for writing? Please include an MCVE to show where you are up to and try to be specific about what the issue is that you're struggling with.

– roganjosh
Nov 14 '18 at 11:21

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It is not too hard to do; you just need to break the task down into steps and search your way through them. Have you opened the file for writing? Please include an MCVE to show where you are up to and try to be specific about what the issue is that you're struggling with.

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Tom

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edited Nov 16 '18 at 9:23

asked Nov 14 '18 at 11:19

Tom

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edited Nov 16 '18 at 9:23

asked Nov 14 '18 at 11:19

Tom

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asked Nov 14 '18 at 11:19

Tom

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asked Nov 14 '18 at 11:19

Tom

113

It is not too hard to do; you just need to break the task down into steps and search your way through them. Have you opened the file for writing? Please include an MCVE to show where you are up to and try to be specific about what the issue is that you're struggling with.

– roganjosh
Nov 14 '18 at 11:21

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It is not too hard to do; you just need to break the task down into steps and search your way through them. Have you opened the file for writing? Please include an MCVE to show where you are up to and try to be specific about what the issue is that you're struggling with.

– roganjosh
Nov 14 '18 at 11:21

It is not too hard to do; you just need to break the task down into steps and search your way through them. Have you opened the file for writing? Please include an MCVE to show where you are up to and try to be specific about what the issue is that you're struggling with.

– roganjosh
Nov 14 '18 at 11:21

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Welcome to Stack Overflow! What are you using to store your high scores in Python? A class, a dictionary?

To simply write string content to a file you can do the following:

scores = [('username1', 123), ('username2', 456)]

with open('scores.txt', 'w') as f:

    for username, score in scores:

        f.write('Username: {0}, Score: {1}n'.format(username, score))

edited Nov 14 '18 at 14:52

answered Nov 14 '18 at 11:26

Graham Healy

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edit: The code works absolute wonders, thanks! Just a question, the new score seems to replace the old one even if it is lower. For example, i have a score of 15 and then get a score of 0, the file looks like this Username: tom, Score: 0

– Tom
Nov 16 '18 at 9:33

Do i need to open the file first and check if the new score is larger than the old one, and if so, how would i go about doing this?

– Tom
Nov 16 '18 at 9:47

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Welcome to Stack Overflow! What are you using to store your high scores in Python? A class, a dictionary?

To simply write string content to a file you can do the following:

scores = [('username1', 123), ('username2', 456)]

with open('scores.txt', 'w') as f:

    for username, score in scores:

        f.write('Username: {0}, Score: {1}n'.format(username, score))

edited Nov 14 '18 at 14:52

answered Nov 14 '18 at 11:26

Graham Healy

515

edit: The code works absolute wonders, thanks! Just a question, the new score seems to replace the old one even if it is lower. For example, i have a score of 15 and then get a score of 0, the file looks like this Username: tom, Score: 0

– Tom
Nov 16 '18 at 9:33

Do i need to open the file first and check if the new score is larger than the old one, and if so, how would i go about doing this?

– Tom
Nov 16 '18 at 9:47

add a comment |

Welcome to Stack Overflow! What are you using to store your high scores in Python? A class, a dictionary?

To simply write string content to a file you can do the following:

scores = [('username1', 123), ('username2', 456)]

with open('scores.txt', 'w') as f:

    for username, score in scores:

        f.write('Username: {0}, Score: {1}n'.format(username, score))

edited Nov 14 '18 at 14:52

answered Nov 14 '18 at 11:26

Graham Healy

515

edit: The code works absolute wonders, thanks! Just a question, the new score seems to replace the old one even if it is lower. For example, i have a score of 15 and then get a score of 0, the file looks like this Username: tom, Score: 0

– Tom
Nov 16 '18 at 9:33

Do i need to open the file first and check if the new score is larger than the old one, and if so, how would i go about doing this?

– Tom
Nov 16 '18 at 9:47

add a comment |

Welcome to Stack Overflow! What are you using to store your high scores in Python? A class, a dictionary?

To simply write string content to a file you can do the following:

scores = [('username1', 123), ('username2', 456)]

with open('scores.txt', 'w') as f:

    for username, score in scores:

        f.write('Username: {0}, Score: {1}n'.format(username, score))

edited Nov 14 '18 at 14:52

answered Nov 14 '18 at 11:26

Graham Healy

515

Welcome to Stack Overflow! What are you using to store your high scores in Python? A class, a dictionary?

To simply write string content to a file you can do the following:

scores = [('username1', 123), ('username2', 456)]

with open('scores.txt', 'w') as f:

    for username, score in scores:

        f.write('Username: {0}, Score: {1}n'.format(username, score))

edited Nov 14 '18 at 14:52

answered Nov 14 '18 at 11:26

Graham Healy

515

edited Nov 14 '18 at 14:52

answered Nov 14 '18 at 11:26

Graham Healy

515

answered Nov 14 '18 at 11:26

Graham Healy

515

answered Nov 14 '18 at 11:26

Graham Healy

515

edit: The code works absolute wonders, thanks! Just a question, the new score seems to replace the old one even if it is lower. For example, i have a score of 15 and then get a score of 0, the file looks like this Username: tom, Score: 0

– Tom
Nov 16 '18 at 9:33

Do i need to open the file first and check if the new score is larger than the old one, and if so, how would i go about doing this?

– Tom
Nov 16 '18 at 9:47

add a comment |

edit: The code works absolute wonders, thanks! Just a question, the new score seems to replace the old one even if it is lower. For example, i have a score of 15 and then get a score of 0, the file looks like this Username: tom, Score: 0

– Tom
Nov 16 '18 at 9:33

Do i need to open the file first and check if the new score is larger than the old one, and if so, how would i go about doing this?

– Tom
Nov 16 '18 at 9:47

edit: The code works absolute wonders, thanks! Just a question, the new score seems to replace the old one even if it is lower. For example, i have a score of 15 and then get a score of 0, the file looks like this Username: tom, Score: 0

– Tom
Nov 16 '18 at 9:33

Do i need to open the file first and check if the new score is larger than the old one, and if so, how would i go about doing this?

– Tom
Nov 16 '18 at 9:47

add a comment |

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