On 1 May 2006 23:20:56 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
The break is terminating the while loop after the first blank line, replacing it with a continue would solve the problem in your script.
However:
f = open("test.dat")
while 1:
line = f.readline().rstrip("\n")
if line:
print line
is simpler and easier to read. And:
>>> f = open("test.dat").read() # read the whole file at once into string f
>>> print f.replace('\n\n','\n')
abcdefgh
ijklmn
opqrs
tuvwxyz
>>>
even simpler, as long as the file isn't huge.
If you need the final newline removed, use:
>>>print f.replace('\n\n','\n')[:-1]
abcdefgh
ijklmn
opqrs
tuvwxyz
>>>
HTH :)
hi
i have a file test.dat eg
abcdefgh
ijklmn
<-----newline
opqrs
tuvwxyz
<---newline
I wish to print the contents of the file such that it appears:
abcdefgh
ijklmn
opqrs
tuvwxyz
here is what i did:
f = open("test.dat")
while 1:
line = f.readline().rstrip("\n")
if line == '':
break
#if not re.findall(r'^$',line):
print line
but it always give me first 2 lines, ie
abcdefgh
ijklmn
What can i do to make it print all..?
The break is terminating the while loop after the first blank line, replacing it with a continue would solve the problem in your script.
However:
f = open("test.dat")
while 1:
line = f.readline().rstrip("\n")
if line:
print line
is simpler and easier to read. And:
>>> f = open("test.dat").read() # read the whole file at once into string f
>>> print f.replace('\n\n','\n')
abcdefgh
ijklmn
opqrs
tuvwxyz
>>>
even simpler, as long as the file isn't huge.
If you need the final newline removed, use:
>>>print f.replace('\n\n','\n')[:-1]
abcdefgh
ijklmn
opqrs
tuvwxyz
>>>
HTH :)
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