code: def _create_file(path=''):
          ''' creates a file at the given path and sets the permissions to user only read/write '''
          from os.path import isfile
          if not isfile(path): # only do the following if the file doesn't exist yet
              from os import chmod
              from stat import S_IRUSR, S_IWUSR
  
              open(path, "a").close()  # create the file
              attempt(lambda: chmod(path, (S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR))f _create_file(path=''):
          ''' creates a file at the given path and sets the permissions to user only read/write '''
          from os.path import isfile
          if not isfile(path): # only do the following if the file doesn't exist yet
              from os import chmod
              from stat import S_IRUSR, S_IWUSR
  
              open(path, "a").close()  # create the file
              attempt(lambda: chmod(path, (S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR)))
docs: creates a file at the given path and sets the permissions to user only read/write