filename into var

arduino-fridge-powercontrol.json

@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"1":{"temp":20.625,"state":true},"2":{"temp":20.875,"state":true}}
+{"1":{"temp":10.375,"state":false},"2":{"temp":-127,"state":false}}

main.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/python3
 
+# script to write json received by serial into a file
 # bookmarks
 # 
 # threading: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9848464/how-to-listen-to-http-requests-and-a-serial-channel-in-the-same-python-program
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@ import serial
 import time
 
 ser = serial.Serial('/dev/ttyACM0', baudrate = 9600, timeout = 6)
-
+outfile = "arduino-fridge-powercontrol.json"
 #time.sleep(3)
 
 #ser.readline()
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ while 1:
 #    ser.readline()
     Data = ser.readline().decode('ascii')
     print(Data)
-    outFile = open("arduino-fridge-powercontrol.json", "w")
+    outFile = open(outfile, "w")
     outFile.write(Data)
     outFile.close