Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!us.feeder.erje.net!news2.arglkargh.de!news.mixmin.net!rt.uk.eu.org!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.018 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.96; '*S*': 0.00; 'example:': 0.03; 'attribute': 0.07; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'filename.': 0.16; 'from:addr:pobox.com': 0.16; 'from:addr:skip': 0.16; 'subject:Problem': 0.16; 'sender:addr:gmail.com': 0.17; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'skip': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'object.': 0.31; 'file': 0.32; 'open': 0.33; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'returning': 0.36; 'read': 0.60; 'first': 0.61; 'skip:n 10': 0.64; 'to:addr:gmail.com': 0.65; 'subject:skip:A 10': 0.78 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=4uj4oE7e2bG8+913GuCYfU8psAUb3glocsALg6LyxNY=; b=z7XjCerIiyn79IUjlvjoNIuxJ6u4+r/kSWqLSGwmCTlcYfKRnWBMfkjNZq8zwwj+bs XertP+NCNyjA+voIJJKmYaHNXT5uqhhwHemOsd7Bt87AoshEL6ysqsMGQGxhJPAVtIkz tLwpG5Ci/TnLRSIYey4qWx5tZH0YpQ7u84OUt1PYdVPTwfAJDgDQxtisrWJv/U9ndMzI IU83zOm/Bs+OkfIveV1UF75ZG2xXd4iTOLi4P1eXASW58K571B5oO2NxSbQuup3LI+b7 MSC0fRnS3LVLFQzUjlpBUrpy2bZgIfJRPljdPdl5PGZ9adCRmLvHI8pqZxDsptEmYfAJ 0EOg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.50.154.4 with SMTP id vk4mr12314549igb.29.1366761729056; Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:02:09 -0700 (PDT) Sender: skip.montanaro@gmail.com In-Reply-To: <4dfb3ca3-a539-48ec-aae8-0be22471cea4@googlegroups.com> References: <4dfb3ca3-a539-48ec-aae8-0be22471cea4@googlegroups.com> Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:02:08 -0500 X-Google-Sender-Auth: ZsMvjQ5AahG_0R5-ERJVKSrfFQw Subject: Re: AttributeError Problem From: Skip Montanaro To: animemaiden Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 14 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1366761732 news.xs4all.nl 2246 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:46528 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:44237 > numberOfVertices = int(infile.readline().decode()) # Read the first line from the file > AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'readline' ... > infile = filedialog.askopenfilename() This is just returning a filename. You need to open it to get a file object. For example: infile = filedialog.askopenfilename() fd = open(infile) ... numberOfVertices = int(fd.readline().decode()) Skip