Python: Open() using a variable

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Published on 2010-05-07T12:09:31Z Indexed on 2010/05/07 12:18 UTC
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Good day,

I've ran into a problem with opening a file with randomly generated name in Python 2.6.

import random

random = random.randint(1,10)

localfile = file("%s","wb") % random

Then I get an error message about the last line

TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for %: 'file' and 'int'

I just couldn't figure this out by myself nor with Google, but there has to be a cure for this, I believe.

Thanks.

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