Here's where I am:
def source(filename, vList):
""" takes a file object and a list of variables as input """
import re
# Read the file
fid=open(filename,'r')
lines = fid.readlines()
fid.close()
#how many variables
ns=len(lines)/len(vList)
#predefine the varibles
for v in vList:
exec( 'global %s ; %s = [0]*(ns+1)' % (v, v))
# Make it python friendly: put all values in 'single quotes'
cmd = '\n'.join([re.sub( r'^([^=]+)=(.*)$', r"\1='\2'", v) for v in lines])
exec(cmd)
for v in vList:
exec( '%s=%s[1:]' % (v,v))
source('infile.py',['files','nfiles','nreleases'])
print files
print nreleases
print nfiles
But oddly, my output is:
[0, 'ASP_200603', 'ASP_200604', 'ASP_200605']
[0, '248', '240', '248']
[0, '3', '3', '3']
So, I am not properly getting rid of the list[0], is it something with the
'global' nature of the vairables... it looks like it's only changing
locallly in my source function.
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