Ok, I'm quite new to Python

[Terry Reedy]

"Michael" <slick_mick_00 at hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:ckhrcs$g92$1 at hercules.btinternet.com...
> But i'm a good c++ programmer.
>
> What i want to do is parse a text file and store the information in 
> relevant
> fields:

A more useful-to-the-reader and possibly more fruitful-to-you subject line 
would have been something like 'Need help parsing text files'.

tjr