Nathan,
I saw in your previous example that you called
#quote
file = raw_input("File name please: ")
f = file(file, "r")
for line in f.readlines():
print line
f.close()
#endquote
the reason you were getting an error is that
you made a variable named "file" on line one,
which then overwrote the builtin method
"file" in your namespace.
therefore, the compiler throws a
"string not callable error"
because it's trying to call "File name please: "(file, "r")
which of course doesn't work.
What you want to do is make __sure__
that you never name a variable the same thing as a function
unless you're sure that's what you want to do.
I believe some poeple recommend that you use
nouns for variables (because they're things)
and verbs for functions (because it's an action)
but in this case,
just make sure not to use "file"
or "open" or "str" or "int" or anything as variable names.
as for your other question,
> Okay I understand how to open and read to a file, but how do I write to a
> file, e.g. a list.
you should really read the tutorial and try to figure it out before asking
us.
I am going to give you the answer but don't keep reading if you want to
figure it out yourself.
def WriteToFile(listoflines,filename="default.txt"):
f = file(filename, "w")
f.writelines(listoflines)
f.close()
def main(args):
text = ["hello\r\n","Good Morning nathan.\r\n"]
filename = ""
for arg in args:
if arg == "-f" or arg == "--filename":
grab_next_arg = 1
continue
if grab_next_arg:
filename = arg
break
if filename != "":
WriteToFile(text,filename)
else:
WriteToFile(text)
hope that helps.
-Luke
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nathan Pinno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Nathan Pinno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Danny Yoo"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <tutor@python.org>
> Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 2:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [Tutor] Help with file I/O.
>
>
> > Here's the improved version.
> > file = raw_input("File name please: ")
> > f = open(file)
> > for line in f.readlines():
> > print line
> > f.close()
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Nathan Pinno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "Danny Yoo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Cc: <tutor@python.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 2:29 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Tutor] Help with file I/O.
> >
> >
> >> Here's my work. I call it filewriter.
> >> The code:
> >> file = raw_input("File name please: ")
> >> f = file(file, "r")
> >> for line in f.readlines():
> >> print line
> >> f.close()
> >>
> >> Will it do the trick?
> >>
> >> Nathan
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Danny Yoo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> To: "Nathan Pinno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> Cc: <tutor@python.org>
> >> Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 12:22 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [Tutor] Help with file I/O.
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Sun, 31 Jul 2005, Nathan Pinno wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Well, you saw my password program. That was my first attempt at using
> >>>> file I/O. Thought I'd try it big time. You saw where that went.
> >>>
> >>> Ok, let's take a look. It was from this message, right?
> >>>
> >>> http://mail.python.org/pipermail/tutor/2005-July/039478.html
> >>>
> >>> That was such a while back that I think you probably learned a lot
since
> >>> then, and I think a few of the issues there were less about I/O and
more
> >>> about just general programming.
> >>>
> >>> Let's try a few things, just to see why you're getting stuck. Can you
> >>> write a program that reads in a file, and just prints all of its lines
> >>> out
> >>> to screen?
> >>>
> >>>
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