Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!1.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed1.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 0.166 X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.70; '*S*': 0.03; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'subject:python': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'wed,': 0.18; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'print': 0.22; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'url:mailman': 0.30; 'code': 0.31; 'prints': 0.31; 'file': 0.32; 'supposed': 0.32; 'url:python': 0.33; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'url:listinfo': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'pm,': 0.38; 'url:mail': 0.40; 'is.': 0.60; '2015': 0.84; 'joel': 0.91; 'mistake': 0.91; 'to:none': 0.92 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type; bh=tCKLJPvvqyBmSkZc/bFj3p5eLTRhFo3GAXqLQ0E8Ww0=; b=kwSj4rrM+gLos3OiLQb0cnwbVpaNVB1m3afTYNMsHIxo3srp2B+WAuzVcTNaS3K8TW QOjeNRczEMjHt7u+K5YIYX2UXF2s/rKdgz2gydsgOnb1N2QFv3d0TkSVQViYQixkxxrw BkZzogEwWcIEURW5aQzygNCp9X12JW7zkQsi8Dtb9C6rBqtiQUzf1rsVIVoe9DwBan1J +tZgNSL0zm2TT2r0EsQ0J/lFzohlKiY0UrqZSV7oTJbAMfVj7rGFYjshPUxbqZQCYEEz Z4K0r9dnkxOXkTHgelq973wTKCemp3jksuUSyqueyFrHC1xw7TFJAWDsxdEEUsVP+Heq BDgw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.42.70.18 with SMTP id d18mr4875236icj.41.1430331453599; Wed, 29 Apr 2015 11:17:33 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <8b2bd328-08a6-4211-85c4-8d117d1aae1e@googlegroups.com> References: <8b2bd328-08a6-4211-85c4-8d117d1aae1e@googlegroups.com> Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 14:17:33 -0400 Subject: Re: seek operation in python From: Joel Goldstick Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20+ 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: 1430331457 news.xs4all.nl 2873 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:37623 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:89563 On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 2:08 PM, siva sankari R wrote: > file=open("input","r") > line=file.seek(7) > print line > > The above code is supposed to print a line but it prints "none". I don't know where the mistake is. Help.! > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list What is in the file you are printing? -- Joel Goldstick http://joelgoldstick.com