x  = 5.0

# Writing a new file
file = open('filename.txt','w')

file.write('The value of x is '+str(x)+'\n')	#' \n' = newline

file.close()

# Appending to a file
# Writing a new file
file = open('filename.txt','a')

file.write('The value of x is '+str(x))

file.close()