Rookie Question: Passing a nested list into a function?

[Sean]

Brett,

Hard to tell exactly what you're trying to do here, but it looks like
you'd be better served using one of the built in python data
structures.

For example: If you're trying to compare some elements of these
textfiles that are broken into titles, and contents for each file, try
something like:

myfiles = [ 'test.txt', 'test1.txt', 'test2.txt', 'test3.txt',
'test4.txt' ]
myfiledict = {}

for filename in myfiles:
    openfile = file(filename)
    myfiledict[filename] = [ line.strip() for line in
openfile.readlines()]
    openfile.close()
    # easier to read this way
    # self.content = []
    # for line in f.readlines():
    #     self.content.append(line.strip())


# then the contents of the file "test.txt" are accessable with the
expression:
# myfiledict['test.txt']

# if you make a few lists of files, then you can compare them like this

for k1, k2 in myfiledict, cmpfiledict:
    # if list == titlelist2[y][1]: From your code. The line below is
what
    # I think you want.
    if k1 == k2:
        # Whatever happens in your code that you've clipped.

If you post the rest of your code, or email me, then I'll be happy to
answer your question.

-S