> I will read lines from file, with the 'for loop', and then I will check them
> for
> 'foo' matches with a 'while loop', if matches I (somehow) re-initialise the
> list, and if there is no matches for foo, I will append line to the list.
> When I
> get to a blank line (end of block), write myList to an external file. And
> start
Can you please explain what you mean by _re-initialize the list_ ?
> with another line.
>
> I am stuck with defining 'blank line', I don't manage to get throught the
> while
> loop, any hint here I will really appreciate it.
> I don't expect the solution, as I think this is a great exercise to get wet
> with python, but if anyone thinks that this is the wrong way of solving the
> problem, please let me know.
>
>
Can you explain why the following won't work?
#!/usr/bin/python
import sys
import gzip
# At the moment not bother with argument part as I am testing it with a
# testing log file
#fileIn = gzip.open(sys.argv[1])
fileIn = gzip.open('big_log_file.gz', 'r')
fileOut = open('outputFile', 'a')
for line in fileIn:
while line != 'blank_line':
if 'foo' not in line:
fileOut.write(line)
>
>
> Somehow rename outputFile with big_log_file.gz
>
> fileIn.close()
> fileOut.close()
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------
>
> The log file will be fill with:
>
>
> Tue Nov 17 16:11:47 GMT 2009
> bladi bladi bla
> tarila ri la
> patatin pataton
> tatati tatata
>
> Tue Nov 17 16:12:58 GMT 2009
> bladi bladi bla
> tarila ri la
> patatin pataton
> foo
> tatati tatata
>
> Tue Nov 17 16:13:42 GMT 2009
> bladi bladi bla
> tarila ri la
> patatin pataton
> tatati tatata
>
>
> etc, etc ,etc
> ..............................................................
>
> Again, thank you.
>
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> E-mail: t...@muybien.org
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