write integers to txt file with .write() func in Python?

[comboots]

I am trying to write a Program that takes a string and converts it to Ascii, then writes the numbers to a txt file. However when I try to use the .write() function python throws an error "TypeError: argument 1 must be string or read-only character buffer, not int"
This is an example of the code section I am trying to create:

print "enter string"
word = raw_input()
 
out_file = open("code.txt","a")
out_file.write("------------------------NEW-CODE--------------------\n")
 
for char in word:
    code= ord(char)   
    out_file.write(code)   #this is the error...
 
out_file.close()

can I use the write() func, or should I use a different function, or do i have to create my own....and if so how would I do that?
Any help greatly appreciated

[bartonc]

I am trying to write a Program that takes a string and converts it to Ascii, then writes the numbers to a txt file. However when I try to use the .write() function python throws an error "TypeError: argument 1 must be string or read-only character buffer, not int"
This is an example of the code section I am trying to create:

print "enter string"
word = raw_input()
 
out_file = open("code.txt","a")
out_file.write("------------------------NEW-CODE--------------------\n")
 
for char in word:
    code= ord(char)   
    out_file.write(code)   #this is the error...
 
out_file.close()

can I use the write() func, or should I use a different function, or do i have to create my own....and if so how would I do that?
Any help greatly appreciated

To make that work, use

>>> str(ord("a"))
'97'
>>>
to convert the ascii value into something that a text file can handle (text).
You can't mix text and binary data in a file (it's one or the other).

[comboots]

thanks very much, I will see what I can do. I will be sure to let you know if I get it working. ^_^

[comboots]

Got it, thanks a bunch!!!
I didn't understand that the Ascii code was not a "text number", thanks for the help.

[bartonc]

Got it, thanks a bunch!!!
I didn't understand that the Ascii code was not a "text number", thanks for the help.

You are quite welcome. That's what this site is all about. Keep posting,
Barton