Ilias Lazaridis wrote:
> within a python script, I like to create a collection which I fill with
> values from an external text-file (user editable).
>
> How is this accomplished the easiest way (if possible without the need
> of libraries which are not part of the standard distribution)?
>
> something like:
>
> text-file:
> {peter, 16},
> {anton, 21}
>
> -
>
> within code:
>
> users.load(text-file.txt)
>
> for user in users
> user.name
> user.age
>
> .
>
This is specific for the text above. You will have to re-craft a regex
if the actual file is different.
import re
def get_names(afile):
regex = re.compile(r'{([^,]*),\s*([^}]*)}')
names = []
for aline in afile:
m = regex.search(aline)
names.append(m.groups())
return names
def test():
import cStringIO
afile = cStringIO.StringIO("{peter, 16},\n{anton, 21}\n")
print get_names(afile)
test()
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