On 2013-04-20, Jason Friedman <jsf80...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a file such as:
>
> $ cat my_data
> Starting a new group
> a
> b
> c
> Starting a new group
> 1
> 2
> 3
> 4
> Starting a new group
> X
> Y
> Z
> Starting a new group
>
> I am wanting a list of lists:
> ['a', 'b', 'c']
> ['1', '2', '3', '4']
> ['X', 'Y', 'Z']
> []
Hrmmm, hoomm. Nobody cares for slicing any more.
def headered_groups(lst, header):
b = lst.index(header) + 1
while True:
try:
e = lst.index(header, b)
except ValueError:
yield lst[b:]
break
yield lst[b:e]
b = e+1
for group in headered_groups([line.strip() for line in open('data.txt')],
"Starting a new group"):
print(group)
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