Closing file after using to_csv()

Question

I am new to python and so far I am loving the ipython notebook for learning. Am I using the to_csv() function to write out a pandas dataframe out to a file. I wanted to o

Answer 1

@rpattiso thank you.

try opening and closing the file yourself:

outfile = open(path+'filename.csv', 'wb')
df.to_csv(outfile)
outfile.close()     

Answer 2

This is the better way of doing it. With context manager, you don't have to handle the file resource.

with open("thefile.csv", "w") as f:
    df.to_csv(f)

Answer 3

The newest pandas to_csv closes the file automatically when it's done.