how to remove comma while using split() function?

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sismex01 at hebmex.com wrote in message news:<mailman.1053714276.9713.python-list at python.org>...
> > From: regnivon at netscape.net [mailto:regnivon at netscape.net]
> > Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 1:09 PM
> > 
> > hello. 
> > i wrote a program to extract first and last names from a flat file and
> > populate a mysql database.  It worked the first time, belive it or
> > not.
> 
> Not hard to believe at all; python's like that.
> 
> > however, the comma after the first name is in the "firstname"
> > record and i'd like to understand in my "line.split()" function how to
> > remove the comma before populating the database.  thanks for your
> > help.
> > 
> > the following are snippets from my program:
> > 
> > <snip>
> > # open a file for reading
> > # this file contains a list of first and last names, separated by a
> > comma
> > # example 'firstname1, lastname1'
> > input = open('c:/python22/programs/database stuff/names.txt', 'r')
> > 
> > <snip>
> > # loop directly on the file open for reading - xreadlines is
> > obsolescent
> > for line in input:
> >     # split selectivley so most whitespaces in the line's not
> > disturbed
> >     firstname, lastname = line.split(None, 1)
> >     tuple = (firstname, lastname)
> >     # and append to data[] list
> >     data.append(tuple)
> >
> 
> You could also split on the first comma, and then strip()
> the resulting strings to eliminate leading and trainling
> whitespace:
> 
>     firstname, lastname = line.split(",",1)
>     tuple = (firsname.strip(), lastname.strip())
> 
> HTH
> 
> -gca
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Thanks to everyone who responded. I just got back from my first Indy
500 and would've responded sooner.  What a day!!!  I wonder if one
could use Python to program the fuel controllers? ; )

Also, thanks for the suggestion on renaming the 'tuple' variable to
something other than a 'shadowed type'. I'm starting to understand
that there's a lot to being able to properly 'manipulate' strings.
Thanks again!  Scott