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On 02/15/2014 07:27 AM, kjakupak@gmail.com wrote:
> Just need a bit of help understanding this so I can actually start it.
>
> The input to a program will come from a file called "asdf.in". This file will have all the info needed for the course. The formatting of the input file is described as follows, with <bs> denoting # of white spaces and <n bs> denoting n white spaces.
>
> Title<bs>:<bs><number>
> Title<bs>:<bs><info>
> etc..
>
> Is it asking me to make an input file with all of that info (like it is above), or to have an info file actually filled with all that information filled out? Because I then need to have the program be able to output info in certain formats that come from that input file.


It makes no sense to ask us to guess what your teacher wants. Please ask 
the teacher.

Once you know what the assignment expects, you may ask us Python 
questions, because we can answer those without guessing.  (But don't ask 
us to write the program for you.)

Gary Herron