Help with importing from multiple files and printing lines in designated spot to spit out one file.

[Aliki]

I have a python script that will take a text file and insert each line of text into an appropriate column. What I would like to do is import lines of text from multiple files and have it write the string in an appropriate area. Here is the code snippet.

input_file = input("Path To The Class File: ")
output_file = input("Output File Path: ")

text_file = open(input_file, "r")
output_file = open(f"{output_file}/Output.txt", "a")
lines = text_file.readlines()
final_lines = []
for x in lines:
z = x.replace("\n", "")
final_lines.append(z)
b = ""

for in final_lines:
output_file.write(' {\n')
output_file.write(f' "dna_Tier": "yellow",\n')
output_file.write(f' "dna_Helm": "{i}",\n')
output_file.write(f' "dna_Shirt": "",\n')
output_file.write(f' "dna_Vest": "",\n')
output_file.write(f' "dna_Pants": "",\n')
output_file.write(f' "dna_Shoes": "", \n')
output_file.write(f' "dna_Backpack": "",\n')
output_file.write(f' "dna_Gloves": "",\n')
output_file.write(f' "dna_Belt": "",\n')
output_file.write(f' "dna_Facewear": "",\n')
output_file.write(f' "dna_Eyewear": "",\n')
output_file.write(f' "dna_Armband": "",\n')
output_file.write(f' "dna_NVG": ""\n')
output_file.write(' },\n')


output_file.close()
text_file.close()

It is for creating a json file format, and what I would like to do is import from multiple files. Each file would correspond with a type of clothing. I would like the script to write from corresponding file into a corresponding column.

TIA

 

[Kuncode]

Here is an updated version of the code that allows for input of multiple files and writing the lines from each file into corresponding columns in the output file:

input_files = []
output_file = input("Output File Path: ")

while True:
file_path = input("Enter the path of a file or type 'q' to stop: ")
if file_path == 'q':
break
input_files.append(file_path)

output_file = open(f"{output_file}/Output.txt", "a")

final_lines = []
for input_file in input_files:
text_file = open(input_file, "r")
lines = text_file.readlines()
for x in lines:
z = x.replace("\n", "")
final_lines.append(z)
text_file.close()

b = ""

for i in final_lines:
output_file.write(' {\n')
if input_files.index(input_file) == 0:
output_file.write(f' "dna_Helm": "{i}",\n')
elif input_files.index(input_file) == 1:
output_file.write(f' "dna_Shirt": "{i}",\n')
elif input_files.index(input_file) == 2:
output_file.write(f' "dna_Vest": "{i}",\n')
# add more elif statements for additional input files as needed
else:
output_file.write(f' "dna_Tier": "yellow",\n')
output_file.write(f' "dna_Pants": "",\n')
output_file.write(f' "dna_Shoes": "", \n')
output_file.write(f' "dna_Backpack": "",\n')
output_file.write(f' "dna_Gloves": "",\n')
output_file.write(f' "dna_Belt": "",\n')
output_file.write(f' "dna_Facewear": "",\n')
output_file.write(f' "dna_Eyewear": "",\n')
output_file.write(f' "dna_Armband": "",\n')
output_file.write(f' "dna_NVG": ""\n')
output_file.write(' },\n')

output_file.close()