diff --git a/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e16.py b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e16.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8d3aaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e16.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+from sys import argv
+
+script, filename = argv
+
+print(f"We're going to erase {filename}.")
+print("If you don't want that, hit CTRL-C (^C).")
+print("If you do want that, hit RETURN.")
+
+input("?")
+
+print("Opening th file...")
+target = open(filename, 'w')
+
+print("Truncating the file. Goodbye!")
+target.truncate()
+
+print("Now I'm going to ask you for three lines.")
+
+line1 = input("line 1: ")
+line2 = input("line 2: ")
+line3 = input("line 3: ")
+
+print("I'm going to write these to the file.")
+
+target.write(line1)
+target.write("\n")
+target.write(line2)
+target.write("\n")
+target.write(line3)
+target.write("\n")
+
+print("And finally, we close it.")
+target.close()
diff --git a/kjg/python-the-hard-way/test.txt b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/test.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3188be
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+++ b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/test.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Mary had a little lamb
+Its fleece was white as snow
+It was also tasty
diff --git a/kjg/python.org b/kjg/python.org
index cf4f9ff..312eb04 100644
--- a/kjg/python.org
+++ b/kjg/python.org
@@ -84,3 +84,5 @@ how to use an argument with input
 *** Python #3:
 **** ex15
 How to use read function from file
+**** ex16
+How to use write file