#ex16.py
from sys import argv
script, filename = argv
print(f"we're going to erase {filename}.")
print("if you don't want that , hit CTRL-C (^C).")
print("If you want taht, hit RETURN.")
input(" ")
print("Opening the file..")
target = open(filename, 'w')
print("Truncating the file. Goodbye")
target.truncate()
print("Now, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU FOR THREE LINES")
line1 = input("line1: ")
line2 = input("line2: ")
line3 = input("line3: ")
print("I'm going to write these to the file.")
target.write(line1)
target.write("\n")
target.write(line2)
target.write("\n")
target.write(line3)
target.write("\n")
#target.write(line1 + '\n' + line2 + '\n' + line3)
print("And finally ,we close it.")
target.close()
#ex16_2.py
from sys import argv
script, filename = argv
txt = open(filename)
print(txt.read())