how to create text file in python?

Question

im trying to make a function to create a file for a small program.
not sure where im going wrong on creating the file

enter file to save hashes in
ifnot we will make it: 1

my error---->

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\mikey\Desktop\hash.py", line 7, in <module>
f = open(hfile, 'wa')
ValueError: Invalid mode ('wa')

for some reason it worked earlier but not now?

Answer 1

nvm yall i figured it out xD XD

look at my new codes???
run on pc not sololearn :P

https://code.sololearn.com/cC2nSFywJvbh/#py

https://code.sololearn.com/cWNLGpVoliwi/#py

Answer 2

Are you sure that it was working before? I believe you can't use w and a in same time, since they do opposite things in terms of overriding.

Answer 3

That second code tho, why are you still in Python2?