On Apr 4, 2005 12:36 PM, Peter Moscatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Simon, > > So the code should look like: > > f=open(myfile,"r") > > for some_var in f: > text=f.readline() > print text > > Do I have this correct ?
Nearly - you don't need the text=f.readline() bit. A file object (as returned to you by open()) is an iterator, and iterating over it gives you the lines directly. Why not give it a go? The nice thing about Python is how easy it is to try stuff like this out at the interactive prompt. Err, *one* of the nice things, that is. ;-) BTW, newbies are more than welcome here, but there is a python-tutor list[1] which might be more your speed if you are quite new to Python. There are also a number of tutorials available[2] . I'd recommend either the standard tutorial[3] or Dive Into Python[4] for someone like you who already knows how to program but doesn't know Python. Welcome to Python, and have fun. -- Cheers, Simon B, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.brunningonline.net/simon/blog/ [1] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor [2] http://www.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Programmers [3] http://www.python.org/doc/current/tut/ [4] http://diveintopython.org/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
