[FIXED] AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'encode' while writing into file?

Issue

I want to scrape new content and write it into a file but it is giving 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'encode'

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import urllib2 as urllib
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
import codecs
link = 'http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/delhi-man-shoots-    girlfriend-in-leg-after-argument-blames-snatchers/story-   CzA8JmgafX7tNUroilovoO.html'
reqlink = urllib.Request(link)
page = urllib.urlopen(reqlink)
soup = BeautifulSoup(page,'html.parser') 

fw = codecs.open('hlink7.txt','w')

var = soup.findAll('p')

for i in var:
      fw.write(i.string.encode('utf-8'))

how to resolve it?

Solution

The exception indicates that you are invoking a method encode on an object which is None. So you should check the object first, before invoking the method. Modify your code like the following:

for i in var:
      if i.string:
            fw.write(i.string.encode('utf-8'))

Answered By - mshsayem