'makeTextFile.py -- create text file'

import os

ls = os.linesep

#get filename

while True:

fname = raw_input()

if os.path.exists(fname):

print "ERROR: '%s' already exists " %fname

else:

break

#get file content lines

all = []

print "\n Enter lines:('.' by itself to quit)\n"

#loop until user terminates input

while True:

entry = raw_input('>')

if entry == '.':

break

else:

all.append(entry)

#write lines to file with proper line-ending

fobj = open(fname,'w')

fobj.writelines(['%s%s' %(x,ls) for x in all])

fobj.close()

print 'DONE!'