Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!aioe.org!feeder.news-service.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed6.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 0.001 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'though.': 0.07; 'python': 0.07; '%s"': 0.09; 'subject:Problem': 0.09; 'valueerror:': 0.09; '~ethan~': 0.09; 'pm,': 0.11; 'def': 0.13; 'wrote:': 0.14; "'w')": 0.16; 'furman': 0.16; 'grep': 0.16; 'guessing': 0.16; 'subject:split': 0.16; 'unpack': 0.16; '\xa0for': 0.16; 'traceback': 0.16; '(most': 0.16; 'thanks,': 0.17; 'why.': 0.19; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.20; 'cc:2**0': 0.20; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.22; 'mon,': 0.22; 'last):': 0.23; 'received:209.85.212': 0.25; 'index': 0.25; 'creating': 0.26; "i'm": 0.26; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.28; 'string': 0.29; 'subject:?': 0.29; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.31; 'does': 0.31; "skip:' 10": 0.32; 'thank': 0.32; 'skip:e 20': 0.33; 'using': 0.34; 'skip:" 10': 0.34; 'file': 0.35; 'point': 0.35; 'suggested': 0.35; 'wright': 0.35; 'hello,': 0.36; 'report': 0.37; 'data': 0.37; 'received:209.85': 0.37; 'subject:with': 0.37; 'received:google.com': 0.38; 'current': 0.38; '8bit%:6': 0.39; 'could': 0.39; 'where': 0.39; 'received:209': 0.39; 'add': 0.39; '8bit%:8': 0.39; 'header:Received:5': 0.40; 'simple': 0.60; '2011': 0.62; '26,': 0.68; 'ethan,': 0.84; 'subject:Package': 0.84 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=oataMyL6wmBJ8UcQ1eMGYDvmlOBiEdHe9Vgin3rocSg=; b=nCd/mz3oy8acqOcZUs08pcXmc7xP2siTIDjMcu2uhw/hvl0LCjpVIrThV16p92jtLC hWlsa/q6voWHGYDWSPi7rlc2FBfGbrE+Ql1LsDyuBpBsPNNWppFC0xtKG31zdFk1GvFf tsXkjRcxNENHPTjUPNx2ZksaIEih8IC6SOX4k= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=lSdw+WcLqQSTjqt+rKREm4iyQTIxVSvtgZOTZhZfdF8rQuWLxqacBMiy3J6dAFU0jf bAAaW5EZDkkOyV0P7FP+0v/Dah9yCufZimhZGIiPc188eVwCS1G81hngsaS7o23f2UXj Bz4aTynDwZf4hH5ORoEQazbcTdxW/oQif4zRQ= MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <4DC838CD.7030404@stoneleaf.us> References: <4DC838CD.7030404@stoneleaf.us> Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 15:02:17 -0400 Subject: Re: Inconsistency with split() - Script, OS, or Package Problem? From: James Wright To: Ethan Furman Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 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: 57 NNTP-Posting-Host: 82.94.164.166 X-Trace: 1304967741 news.xs4all.nl 34849 [::ffff:82.94.164.166]:39507 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:5007 Thank you Ethan, This is what I see now: # python render4.py current each_value is: vsr Traceback (most recent call last): File "render4.py", line 115, in create_report_index(each_item) File "render4.py", line 26, in create_report_index [clean_name, _] =3D each_value.split('_', 1) ValueError: need more than 1 value to unpack # grep -i vsr * # Using the informational line you suggested I see that 'vsr' showing as the current each_value. The string 'vsr' does not exist in my data though. Where could this be coming from? Thanks, James On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 2:56 PM, Ethan Furman wrote: > James Wright wrote: >> >> Hello, > > Howdy! > >> def create_report_index(report): =A0#Here we are creating a simple >> index.html file from data in a text file >> =A0 =A0newfile =3D open(report + '.html', 'w') #Create the index file us= ing >> report name >> =A0 =A0for each_value in D4[report]: >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0[clean_name, _] =3D each_value.split('_', 1) >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0newfile.write('> '/index.htm">' + clean_name + '
\n') > > Add the line > > =A0 =A0print("current each_value is: %s" % each_value) > > just before the line > > =A0 =A0[clean_name, _] =3D each_value.split('_', 1) > > > I'm guessing you'll see a value with no '_' in it -- at that point you ca= n > track down why. > > ~Ethan~ >