Help taking output from a python script and putting it into a txt file

[sensai]

Hi guys,

I'm new to Python and have a ? that some of you can maby help me on. I'm using python 2.4 and running the script from a windows machine getting data from a linux machine. I have a script that returns information from the linux box to me ( cpu usage, free memory, ect). What I need help on is taking that information ( output) and put that information into a txt file. Is this a simple task? Any help will be appreciated and thanks for any and all help.

here is the source code im using to get the information

 
import xmlrpclib
import getopt
import types
import sys
import exceptions

class _Method:
    def __init__(self,send,name,*args):
        self.__send = send
        self.__name = name
        self.__fun = getattr(send, name)
        self.__args = args
    def __getattr__(self, name):
        return Method(self.__send, "%s.%s" % (self.__name, name))
    def __call__(self, *args):
        ret={}
        for x in self.__args:
            for y in x:
                ret[y]=x[y]
        for x in args:
            for y in x:
                ret[y]=x[y]
        ack=self.__fun(ret)
        if ack['Acknowledgement']['code'] != 200:
            raise Exception('Error in ' + self.__name, ack)
        return ack



class Connection:
    def __getattr__(self, name):
        return _Method(self.__xmlrpc,name,self.__auth)

    def __init__(self, *args):
        optlist, optargs = getopt.getopt(args, "u:p:")

        self.username = 'administrator'
        self.password = 'administrator'

        for o,a in optlist:
            if o == '-u':
                self.username = a
            if o == '-p':
                self.password = a

        if(len(optargs) < 1):
            raise 'Usage: ' + sys.argv[0] + ' [-u username] [-p password] server'
        self.server = optargs[0]
        self.args = optargs[1:]
        if not isinstance(self.server, types.StringTypes):
            raise 'expected server name: ', optargs

        self.__auth = {'Authorization':{'username':self.username,'password':self.password}}

        self.__xmlrpc = xmlrpclib.Server("http://" + self.server + "/RPC2")

[jlm699]

Opening a file and writing to it is rather simple...

[CODE=python]# Open a file for writing using a file handle
fh = open('foo.bar', 'w')

# Remember to use \n for Unix and \r\n for Windows
textline = 'This is a sample text line\n'
details = 'Another line of text\n'

# Write the text to the file
fh.write(textli ne)
fh.write(detail s)

# Always remember to close your file handles!
fh.close()

# Now to open file again and read
fh = open('foo.bar', 'r')
for line in fh:
# have to strip the whitespace to avoid double spacing output
print line.strip()

# Return 'cursor' to beginning of file
fh.seek(0)

# Take in text as single block
alltext = fh.read()
print alltext

''' Console output
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Admini strator\Desktop >python fileio.py
This is a sample text line
Another line of text
This is a sample text line
Another line of text
'''
[/CODE]

Hope that helps!

[jlm699]

Whenever your program receives the information, you can choose to do something like the following:
[CODE=python]
import time
fh = open('sys_info. txt', 'w')

sys_info = # Retrieve system information
str_to_output = '%s, %s\n' % (time.strftime( '%m/%d/%y, %I:%M:%S'), sys_info)
fh.write(str_to _output)
[/CODE]