Oops, and I meant
try:
tempLine = int(line)
Silly indent error.
On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 12:52:49 +1300, Liam Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well, a string "12345" when called through int() will come back as 12345.
>
> But, a string "foo", called through int(), will raise a TypeError.
>
> So....
>
> > import sys
> >
> > data_file = open('C:/Documents and Settings/nyer/Desktop/nyer.txt', 'r')
> > data = data_file.readlines()
> >
> > def process(list_of_lines):
> > data_points = []
> > for line in list_of_lines:
> > data_points.append(int(line))
> > return data_points
> >
> > print process(data)
>
> You could do this
>
> def process(list_of_lines):
> data_points=[]
> for line in list_of_lines:
> try:
> tempLine = int(line)
> except TypeError:
> print "Non numeric character in line", line
> continue #Breaks, and starts with next line
> data_points.append(tempLine)
>
> That's one way, but there's probably a better way.
>
> Regards,
>
> Liam Clarke
> --
> 'There is only one basic human right, and that is to do as you damn well
> please.
> And with it comes the only basic human duty, to take the consequences.
>
--
'There is only one basic human right, and that is to do as you damn well please.
And with it comes the only basic human duty, to take the consequences.
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