Reading a txt file HELP!

Hi guys I have some python code that updates a text file with some text when something happens. It works fine. But I want c2 to read the text file (Data.txt). I have imported it into c2 but it wont update the file in c2 once the python program has updated it. here is the code:

How does your Construct program know when the file is updated?

Right now, you are reading darkoutside.py only once, on start of layout.

You'll need to AJAX request again whenever you want to update - either by every x seconds for a refresh rate, or ideally some sort of trigger.

oosyrag I have tried this but the file only seems to update when I update it within C2. When I open the projects files and I see data.txt and I open it python has updated it but c2 hasn't. But ajax can only request the file that's in c2 itself

Are you sure your python code does save the file ?

Editing just "live" will not be enough, the file needs to be saved on disk for the re-request of the file through AJAX to work.

Kyatric it updates the file in the games folder but in c2 it doesent pick up on it

Try request from url to get the file from the drive rather than the project file, which might be cached upon downloading/running the app.

When I previously worked with dynamic files on the local system I used nw.js, and I know that worked, but I'm not certain if Ajax by itself can do it.

oosyrag what do you mean by URL?

Host the file on a distant server with an url (ie: example.net/myfile.txt) and have AJAX request the file through this URL, not as a project file.

Kyatric how would i get the python program constantly running updating the text?

I don't know, I'm not familiar with executing and using Python.

This is likely an answer you could find on a dedicated Python forum or community website.