richard kappler wrote: [Richard, please don't top-post. Thank you]
> On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 8:58 AM, Mark Lawrence <breamore...@yahoo.co.uk> > wrote: >> On 22/09/2015 13:37, richard kappler wrote: >>> I have tried: >>> #!/usr/bin/env python >>> >>> with open('input/test.xml', 'r') as f1: >>> with open('mod1.xml', 'a') as f2: >>> for line in f1: >>> s = ('\x02' + line + '\x03') >>> f2.write(s) >>> >>> as well as the same script but using .join, to no avail. What am I >>> missing? >> Your line has EOL on the end. Getting rid of the unneeded brackets try:- >> >> s = '\x02' + line[:-1] + '\x03\n' > Thanks for the reply Mark, tried that, same result. That is *very* unlikely. Verify that you deleted the existing mod1.xml. As you open the file in append mode existing faulty lines persist. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor