Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.albasani.net!newsfeed.freenet.ag!news2.euro.net!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 0.056 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.89; '*S*': 0.00; 'output': 0.05; 'problem?': 0.07; 'to:addr:comp.lang.python': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'bracket': 0.16; 'buggy': 0.16; 'commas,': 0.16; 'mylist': 0.16; 'subject:reader': 0.16; 'fix': 0.17; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'split': 0.19; '>>>': 0.22; 'input': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'print': 0.22; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.23; 'software.': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; 'this:': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'tried': 0.27; "i'm": 0.30; 'code': 0.31; '25,': 0.31; 'quotes': 0.31; 'url:python': 0.33; 'monday,': 0.33; 'problem': 0.35; 'advice': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'version': 0.36; 'method': 0.36; 'thanks': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'list.': 0.37; 'starting': 0.37; 'implement': 0.38; 'skip:o 20': 0.38; 'url:library': 0.38; 'list,': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'previous': 0.38; 'embedded': 0.39; 'sure': 0.39; 'how': 0.40; 'remove': 0.60; 'dave': 0.60; 'march': 0.61; 'show': 0.63; '26,': 0.68; 'power': 0.76; "it'd": 0.84; 'specs.': 0.84; 'angel': 0.91; 'ministry': 0.91; 'rusi': 0.91; '2013': 0.98 X-Received: by 10.50.130.9 with SMTP id oa9mr42226igb.3.1364268783534; Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:33:03 -0700 (PDT) Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:33:03 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=202.171.164.211; posting-account=Ku_GgAoAAACcsiNwXg5lFaSDSrqhcidb References: <4e1e93e5-14bd-4408-9c92-3c340e558deb@googlegroups.com> <3054bd15-f3d3-4568-aea2-567dd6d762de@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 X-Google-Web-Client: true X-Google-IP: 202.171.164.211 MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: Separate Rows in reader From: Jiewei Huang To: comp.lang.python@googlegroups.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 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: , Message-ID: Lines: 94 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1364268791 news.xs4all.nl 6927 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:53208 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:41848 On Tuesday, March 26, 2013 11:40:51 AM UTC+10, Dave Angel wrote: > On 03/25/2013 09:05 PM, Jiewei Huang wrote: > > > On Monday, March 25, 2013 11:51:51 PM UTC+10, rusi wrote: > > > > If you insist on using GoogleGroups, then make sure you keep your quotes > > small. I'm about to stop reading messages that are double-spaced by > > buggy software. > > > > >>> > > >> > > > > >> > > >> > > >> Have you tried the split (and perhaps strip) methods from > > >> > > >> http://docs.python.org/2/library/stdtypes.html#string-methods > > >> > > >> ? > > > > You got lots of specific advice from your previous thread. So which > > version did you end up using? It'd make a good starting place for this > > "problem." > > > > > > > > > can show me one line of how to implement it base on my problem? > > > > > > > As long as the input data is constrained not to have any embedded > > commas, just use: > > > > mylist = line.split(",") > > > > > > instead of print, send your output to a list. Then for each line in the > > list, fix the bracket problem to your strange specs. > > > > outline = outline.replace("[", "(") > > > > -- > > -- > > DaveA Hi Dave thanks for the tips, I manage to code this: f = open('Book1.csv', 'rU') for row in f: print zip([row for (row) in f]) however my output is [('John Konon Ministry of Moon Walks 4567882 27-Feb\n',), ('Stacy Kisha Ministry of Man Power 1234567 17-Jan\n',)] is there any method to remove the \n ?