🔒 open("file.txt", "x") returns none

[burnt matrix]

this^

t = open("thing.txt","x")
t.close()```
gives the error 
`NoneType object has no attribute close`

im doing this on a calculator (Casio Fx-cg50) if that matters

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[west nest]

Is that the full code?

[burnt matrix]

no but thats the first line of my code and it errors out there already

only thing before that is py import random

[west nest]

Did you accidentally define your own function named "open"?

[burnt matrix]

nope

[west nest]

What if you don't use x mode?

[burnt matrix]

any mode fails

[west nest]

I'm really not sure then, it's likely related to this being on a calculator

[burnt matrix]

oof ty anyway

[austere owl]

i agree, it looks like the only explanation is that the calculator has its own special python environment

it would be interesting to see what would happen if you said print(open), and then help(open)

[silk sentinel]

does the calculator provide its own OS-level APIs for doing file IO?

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