Python | Combine two text files

_files | File handling | Python functions

Michael Zippo 18.07.2021

To merge two files in Python, we ask the user to enter the name of the main and second file and create a new file to put the merged content of the two data into this newly created file.

To complete this task, we should import libraries shutil & amp; pathlib . You can install libraries using this command —

 pip install shutil pip install pathlib

Also place two text files on your desktop.

First text file:

Second text file:

Below is the Python implementation —

import shutil

from pathlib import Path

firstfile = Path ( r ’C: UsersSohomDesktopGFG.txt’ )

   secondfile   =   Path (r   ’C: UsersSohomDesktopCSE.txt’  )  
   
   newfile   =   input   (  "Enter the name of the new file:"  ) 
   print   () 
   print   (  "The merged content of the 2 files will be in"  , newfile) 
   
   with   open   (newfile,   "wb"  ) as wfd: 
    
   for   f   in   [firstfile, secondfile]: 
   with   open   (f,   "rb"  ) as fd: 
   shutil.copyfileobj (fd, wfd,   1024   *   1024   *   10  )  
   
   print   (  "The content is merged successfully.!"  ) 
   print   (  "Do you want to view it? (y / n): " ) 
    
   check   =   input   () 
   if   check   =   =   ’n’  : 
   exit () 
   else  : 
   print   () 
   c   =   open   (newfile,   "r"  ) 
     print   (c.read ()) 
   c .close ()

Output:

Updated merged text file: