Thanks, it's strange, it works within a script defined at the top, but if I try to import it from a module it fails:
NameError: name 'files' is not defined On 10/27/07, Aditya Lal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 10/27/07, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Configuration > > `````````````````````````` > > Plone 2.5.3-final, > > CMF-1.6.4, > > Zope (Zope 2.9.7-final, python 2.4.4, linux2), > > Five 1.4.1, > > Python 2.4.4 (#1, Jul 3 2007, 22:58:17) [GCC 4.1.1 20070105 (Red Hat > > 4.1.1-51)], > > PIL 1.1.6 > > > > I think you need to define the variable global again otherwise it will > re-assign the object in local space. > > exec( "global %s ; %s = %s[1:]" % (v,v,v) ) > > -- > Aditya > -- Configuration `````````````````````````` Plone 2.5.3-final, CMF-1.6.4, Zope (Zope 2.9.7-final, python 2.4.4, linux2), Five 1.4.1, Python 2.4.4 (#1, Jul 3 2007, 22:58:17) [GCC 4.1.1 20070105 (Red Hat 4.1.1-51)], PIL 1.1.6
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