* Alex Kleider <aklei...@sonic.net> [2015-05-12 02:33]: > On 2015-05-11 23:48, Peter Otten wrote: > > Alex Kleider wrote: > > > >> Is there a better (more 'Pythonic') way to do the following? > >> > >> for f_name in f_names: > >> with open(f_name, 'r') as f: > >> for line in f: > > > > There's the fileinput module > > > > <https://docs.python.org/dev/library/fileinput.html#fileinput.input> > > > > but personally I prefer the way you show above. > > Then I'll stick with what you prefer and what I know. > It seems silly to import yet another module for the sole > purpose of saving one line of code although the reason > for my inquiry was more to diminish levels of indentation > than number of lines. > Thanks, > Alex
Personally, *I* prefer fileinput as my go-to file reader. Don't knock fileinput for "saving one line." It does a lot more than that. It allows your script to manage the filelist as an input, automatically handles stdin so your script can easily be both a filter in a pipeline and a file reader, plus a host of other useful methods for info about the file you are reading. Part of what you really need to define is the context of your question of "better." What is your use case? From where is your list of files coming? Is it truly just "read and forget"? Your needs will dictate what option is "best." It may be what you've already done yourself, it may be fileinput, or it may be something completely different. -- David Rock da...@graniteweb.com _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
