> I don't quite understand this point. If I don't use a parser, since > python can read numbers line by line, why I need a lexer package?
for the lines of numbers it would make no difference; for the track definition lines it would save you some work. as you said, this is a simple format, so the case for any tool is marginal - i'm just exploring the options. andrew -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list