If the ease of use is the only answer then the size of the file should not matter ideally. btw, how large is the file ? is it in MBs or GBs ? For performance reasons, typically you should not have any problems using either dictionary, array or list for file size of few KBs.
Like Kent said, if you can sent some code it will throw light on how you plan to use the data because the right data structure depends upon the access pattern. On 10/19/07, Eric Brunson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Bryan Fodness wrote: > > The data file is larger than shown, and I was wondering if it would be > > better to populate an array or create a dictionary. Which would be > > easier? > > > > A dictionary is an array with an index, if you need an index into your > data, use a dictionary, if not use an array. > > > > > > On 10/19/07, *Kent Johnson* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > wrote: > > > > Bryan Fodness wrote: > > > I have a data file that I would like to extract data from: > > > > > > FS 1 2 3 4 5 > > > 1.5 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 > > > 2.0 0.985 0.994 0.997 0.996 0.996 > > > 2.5 0.967 0.976 0.981 0.981 0.982 > > > 3.0 0.949 0.958 0.965 0.966 0.967 > > > 3.5 0.925 0.937 0.945 0.948 0.951 > > > 4.0 0.901 0.916 0.925 0.930 0.934 > > > 4.5 0.882 0.896 0.906 0.912 0.917 > > > 5.0 0.863 0.876 0.887 0.893 0.899 > > > > > > > > > The first row is a variable d, and the first column is FS. Any > > > suggestions on the best way to do this. > > > > This looks the same as the question you asked on Wednesday...do > > you have > > some code already? > > > > It helps if you can show what you have already done and ask for help > > with changes. > > > > Kent > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > -- Aditya
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