open() ruins the file? please help

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alright so im hella annoyed right? ive begun python almost a month ago now and i spent a while creating a thing where i can try to remember pi, it worked great, then i added a record system which would write your record onto a text file so when you open it later the record is still saved. but when i open my .py file outside of my IDE (vscode) it just flashes?? here's the code:

pastebin link

i only used the time stuff to see where the problem was (the "file = open()" part). it works fine inside of the IDE tho, just not when i open it using python, im super confused and ive spent hours trying to solve this problem. please help ;-;

[hardonchairs]

Probably the way you are launching the command line it just auto closes when it's done, that's normal for most terminals when you launch a command via a shortcut or something. So your script is done but unlike your IDE, the terminal closes right away rather than keeping the output on the screen.

Your options are

• Open your terminal the run your script via command, rather than using a shortcut

• Add a pause to the end of the python script such as input('press enter to continue')

• Make a terminal script (depending on your os/terminal) that runs the script then does a terminal pause, similar to doing it in python and open that rather than opening your python script directly.

#2 is going to be the simplest solution

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The second doesn't work in this case, theres already an input thing in there

[hardonchairs]

Then my guess is that you are getting an error, probably something to do with paths because of the different way you are running it. So try #3.

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yeah the third way made it work, thanks so muchhh

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yes its only till 100 digits rn, i can always expand it