How can I create and open a file from terminal with a single command?

Question

To create a file from terminal I type the following...

$ touch filename.py

To open the file I just created from terminal, I then type...

$ open filename.py

I'm curious to know if there is a terminal command that does both...create and then open (I'm super lazy).

Answer 1

in .bashrc

lazytouch()
{
  touch $1
  open $1
}

then type

$ lazytouch anything.really

Answer 2

This is as lazy as one can get:

$ echo "your text" > myfile.txt

Answer 3

Simplest way to do this is

touch filename; open filename

Example

touch myfile.py; open myfile.py