Say I have an empty list myNames = []
How can I open a file with names on each line and read in each name into the list?
like
names.txt
dave
jeff
ted
myNames = [dave,jeff,ted]
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A:
Read the documentation:
with open('names.txt', 'r') as f:
myNames = f.readlines()
The others already provided answers how to get rid of the newline character.
Update:
Fred Larson provides a nice solution in his comment:
with open('names.txt', 'r') as f:
myNames = [line.strip() for line in f]
Felix Kling
2010-06-29 15:13:29
change `open(file, 'r')` to `open('names.txt', 'r')`. `file` is a build-in type which shouldn't be used as variable name either... Otherwise, good solution.
tux21b
2010-06-29 15:18:05
@tux21b: You are right, thank you.
Felix Kling
2010-06-29 15:23:05
If we wanted to incorporate the `strip` into this solution, I'd probably do it like so: `myNames = [line.strip() for line in f]`.
Fred Larson
2010-06-29 15:24:10
+1 for linking to documentation.
mizipzor
2010-06-29 15:24:33
@Fred: Good idea, if you want to write it as answer, I will remove it from mine.
Felix Kling
2010-06-29 15:26:42
@Felix Kling: Thanks. Let's just call it a collaborative effort. 8v)
Fred Larson
2010-06-29 15:29:27
+3
A:
f = open('file.txt','r')
for line in f:
myNames.append(line.strip()) # We don't want newlines in our list, do we?
Robus
2010-06-29 15:14:39
A:
Names = []
for line in open('names.txt','r').readlines():
Names.append(line.strip())
strip() cut spaces in before and after string...
olarva
2010-06-29 15:20:04