On Sun, May 13, 2007 at 03:04:36PM -0700, Alan wrote:
> I'm looking for a more elegant way to parse sections of text files that
> are bordered by BEGIN/END delimiting phrases, like this:
>
> some text
> some more text
> BEGIN_INTERESTING_BIT
> someline1
> someline2
> someline3
> END_INTERESTING_B
"Alan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> I'm looking for a more elegant way to parse sections of text files
> that
> are bordered by BEGIN/END delimiting phrases, like this:
>
> some text
> BEGIN_INTERESTING_BIT
> someline1
> someline3
> END_INTERESTING_BIT
> more text
>
> What I have been doing is cl
On 14/05/07, Alan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm looking for a more elegant way to parse sections of text files that
> are bordered by BEGIN/END delimiting phrases, like this:
>
> some text
> some more text
> BEGIN_INTERESTING_BIT
> someline1
> someline2
> someline3
> END_INTERESTING_BIT
> more t
Alan Gauld wrote:
>> 1.) when i do readlines and create a list and then print the list it
>> adds a blank line between every line of text
>
> I suspect that's because you are reading a newline character
> from the file and print adds a newline of its own. You need to
> use rstrip() to take out th
"Jay Mutter III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> i have the following text:
>
> Barnett, John B., assignor of one-half to R. N. Tutt, Kansas City,
> Mo.Automatic display-sign.No. 1,330 411-Apr. 13 ; v. 273 ;
> p.
> 193.
> Barnett, John II.. Tettenhall, England. Seat of
> motorcars.
"Jay Mutter III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> 1.) Are there better ways to write this?
There are always other ways, as to which is better depends
on your judgement criteria. Your way works.
> 2.) As it writes out the one group to the new file for companies it
> is as if it leaves blank lines behi
