mam/createfile.py

from datetime import date 

def createfile():
    filenames = ["1Start","2Middle","3End"]
    todaystr = date.today().strftime("%y%m%d")
    if date.today().weekday() < 5:
        for filename in filenames:
            with open("journal/"+todaystr+"_"+filename,"w") as fh:
                pass

if __name__ == '__main__':
    createfile()