PyYaml is an option too. [1] [1] - http://pyyaml.org/
It´s very readable and is converted to a Python native structure/object. On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 12:12 PM, Bryan Fodness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am trying to figure out the best way to get external data. > > Using the following data in a file > > 1 > 2 > 3 > > I have used, > > fi = open(infile, 'r') > s = fi.readlines() > fi.close() > a = s[0] > b = s[1] > c = s[2] > > but, if I have, > > x = 1 > y = 2 > z = 3 > > I have used, > > for line in open(infile): > i_line = line.split() > if i_line[0] == 'x': > a = i_line[2] > elif i_line[0] == 'y': > b = i_line[2] > elif i_line[0] == 'z': > c = i_line[2] > > I do have control over the creation of the data file. The second way is > better in my mind, because it is independent of the ordering. > > If I have a long list of 'variable' = 'value', could this be better > managed in a dictionary? Or, is there a better way? > > Thanks > > > -- > "The game of science can accurately be described as a never-ending insult > to human intelligence." - João Magueijo > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > > -- Meu nome é Valdo, Ruivaldo Neto.
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