Hi, On 14 October 2010 10:43, Tim Golden <m...@timgolden.me.uk> wrote: > On 14/10/2010 10:34, Christopher Steele wrote: >> >> I've been trying to decode a series of observations from multiple files >> (each file is a different time) and put each type of observation into >> their >> own separate file. The script runs successfully for one file but whenever >> I >> try it for more they just overwrite each other. I'm new to python and I'm >> not sure how to go about efficiently running through the process once and >> then appending to the output file for all other input files. Has anyone >> done >> something similar to this before? > > Hi, Chris, welcome to Python. A couple of things. This is a relatively > low-traffic list, and gets used mostly for local events and jobs. You're > welcome to post Python questions here but you'll get a broader readership > (and more chance of an answer) from the main Python list: > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > > or, since you're new to the language, the tutor list: > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
or even comp.lang.python *or* come to the FLOSSUK unconf on Saturday (it's free) - http://flossuk.org - where you will find a number of UK Python people and you could get some help. Bring your code and we could have a critique session! > Secondly, it's best to post up some code you've already written so people > can get a better idea of the direction you're taking. Your description > above is a little ambiguous, and code can speak louder than words.. > > It doesn't sound hard to do what you seem to be describing, but let's > see what you've got so far :) Yes, the scope for helping is limited without the code! Best wishes, John -- John Pinner _______________________________________________ python-uk mailing list python-uk@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk