Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!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 0.007 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'assigning': 0.09; 'subject:into': 0.09; 'subject:string': 0.09; 'subject:How': 0.10; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; '-tkc': 0.16; 'from:addr:python.list': 0.16; 'from:addr:tim.thechases.com': 0.16; 'from:name:tim chase': 0.16; 'nick': 0.16; 'subject:already': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; '>>>': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'function': 0.29; 'subject:list': 0.30; 'charset:us-ascii': 0.36; 'rather': 0.38; "you're": 0.61; 'to:addr:gmail.com': 0.65; 'received:50.22': 0.84; 'subject:add': 0.91 Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 09:45:15 -0600 From: Tim Chase To: Nick the Gr33k Subject: Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list In-Reply-To: References: <5278db56$0$29972$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.8.1 (GTK+ 2.24.10; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - boston.accountservergroup.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - python.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - tim.thechases.com X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: boston.accountservergroup.com: authenticated_id: tim@thechases.com 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: 11 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1383666227 news.xs4all.nl 15982 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:52330 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:58507 On 2013-11-05 17:39, Nick the Gr33k wrote: > >>> data = infile.readlines You're assigning it to the bound function rather than calling the function. Use the "call" operator: data = infile.readlines() -tkc