Note, i need the ns+1 because the 'source files are not zero indexed. On 10/27/07, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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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