On 11/10/13 16:23, Peter Otten wrote:
infile = open(name, 'r') lst = infile.readlines() infile.close()You could do that in one line: lst = open(name).readlines()Talking about bad habits -- what you are suggesting here is a step in the wrong direction. with open(name) as infile: lines = infile.readlines()
Good point, I should have used with. (Slaps self on face with wet fish!)
for line in infile: ?
I actually considered this but decided it was one step too far for the OP.
an intermediate Python user and know about generators you can try to implement a generator like
I also considered a generator but decided that was way too much for the OP! :-) -- Alan G Author of the Learn to Program web site http://www.alan-g.me.uk/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/alangauldphotos _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
