title: Python Pretty Table output to text file
body: <p>Is there a way to redirect pretty table output to a text file rather than just the screen?</p>
  
  <p>From <a href="https://code.google.com/p/prettytable/wiki/Tutorial" rel="noreferrer">https://code.google.com/p/prettytable/wiki/Tutorial</a></p>
  
  <pre><code>from prettytable import PrettyTable
  
  x = PrettyTable(["City name", "Area", "Population", "Annual Rainfall"])
  x.align["City name"] = "l" # Left align city names
  x.padding_width = 1 # One space between column edges and contents (default)
  x.add_row(["Adelaide",1295, 1158259, 600.5])
  x.add_row(["Brisbane",5905, 1857594, 1146.4])
  x.add_row(["Darwin", 112, 120900, 1714.7])
  x.add_row(["Hobart", 1357, 205556, 619.5])
  x.add_row(["Sydney", 2058, 4336374, 1214.8])
  x.add_row(["Melbourne", 1566, 3806092, 646.9])
  x.add_row(["Perth", 5386, 1554769, 869.4])
  print x
  </code></pre>