Question

Python help: Hey mates, I was trying to write a script to copy a bunch of data of the form "column\tcolumn" from one file to another one of the form "{column,column},", but my program keeps crashing saying it can't open the file. I know the code isn't precisely clean or good, but I just coded it up fast, so I am sorry for that.
Any tips on where am I going wrong? http://codepad.org/ycm5eEkB

Answer 1

str user_input = raw_input("USER ENTRY")
opener(user_input)
if user_input == true:
"USER STATEMENT"

Answer 2

Thanks for the answer. I cleaned up a bit: http://codepad.org/72CFZJQ6 but the program can't open the file for read. It was working before, and all I modified was the dFile.write() method call inside CopyToTxt(), because of a different string pattern. I don't really get it. :-(

Answer 3

Do you need to reinvent this wheel for a programming class?
If not, just use sed and be done with it.

Answer 4

Sed is Linux-based command, I am using a Windows-based system, as my data is stored on the University's lab. But hey, thanks for the tip, will look into code that's similar to sed but written in Python.

Answer 5

Hope the message I sent helps... :)

Answer 6

A text file is a text file...

How do you get anything done without sed or awk or grep or ... ?
But for those of you who like to handicap yourself for no good reason:
http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/sed.htm
http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/gawk.htm
http://wingrep.com

I guess you have never used a real operating system before. I was happy with my 3600 baud modem back when I was in school. The T1 is so much better, I will never go back. The best thing I ever did was get mad one day and reformat every computer I owned to get rid of everything Microsoft. That was over ten years ago. But that's just me, I guess.

Anyway, and any help would be appreciated here: How do you hotlink on this site?

Answer 7

wow, automatic linking, I like it... and best of luck with your project