Build a gratitude journal logger

Creating a gratitude journal logger can be a great project, whether for personal use or as a simple app to track daily gratitude entries. Below is a complete example of a basic gratitude journal logger implemented in Python. This program will:

• Allow users to add daily gratitude entries.

• Save entries to a local file.

• Display previous entries.

• Optionally, let users view entries by date.

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import os
from datetime import datetime

FILE_NAME = "gratitude_journal.txt"

def load_entries():
    if not os.path.exists(FILE_NAME):
        return []
    with open(FILE_NAME, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
        entries = file.readlines()
    return [entry.strip() for entry in entries]

def save_entry(entry):
    with open(FILE_NAME, "a", encoding="utf-8") as file:
        file.write(entry + "n")

def add_entry():
    today = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
    print(f"nAdding entry for {today}:")
    gratitude = input("What are you grateful for today? ")
    entry = f"{today} | {gratitude}"
    save_entry(entry)
    print("Entry saved successfully!n")

def view_entries():
    entries = load_entries()
    if not entries:
        print("nNo entries found.n")
        return
    print("nGratitude Journal Entries:n")
    for entry in entries:
        print(f"- {entry}")
    print()

def main():
    while True:
        print("Gratitude Journal Logger")
        print("1. Add a new gratitude entry")
        print("2. View all entries")
        print("3. Exit")
        choice = input("Choose an option (1/2/3): ").strip()
        
        if choice == "1":
            add_entry()
        elif choice == "2":
            view_entries()
        elif choice == "3":
            print("Goodbye! Keep practicing gratitude.")
            break
        else:
            print("Invalid choice, please select 1, 2, or 3.n")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

This is a simple console-based gratitude journal logger. You can run it on your local machine and it will save the entries into a text file (gratitude_journal.txt) in the same directory.

If you want it to be more advanced — like adding timestamps, searching entries, or exporting to CSV — let me know!