List comparison help please

[Bucco]

Simon Forman wrote:

> 1) Don't use "dir", "file", and "list" as variable names, those are
> already python built in objects (the dir() function, list type, and
> file type, respectively.)

Thanks.  My own stupidity on this one.


> 2) 'r' is the default for open(), omit it.  "self.flist =
> open(file).readlines()"
>

 Could you clarify? Show an example.  Sorry if I sound newbyish, but I
am.


> 5) Since you have a list of things you're matching (excluding actually)
> this part:
>
> >         for item in self.flist:
> >           if item == fname[:-4]:
> >             pass
> >           else:
> >             self.matches.append(fname)
>
> could become:
>
> if fname[:-4] not in self.flist: self.matches.append(fname)

Thanks.  This was what I was looking for.


> 6) Why are you using #~ for comments?

This is just the automatic commenting on scite.  I put my cursor on the
line I want to comment and press ctrl-q ans scite comments out the
whole line or selection.  As for why the lines are commented; I
commented these lines so I could test out some of the code prior to
running the next bit.

> Also, check out os.path.splitext()
> http://docs.python.org/lib/module-os.path.html#l2h-1761
>
I will check this out also.

Thank You for your help.  You have answered some questions for me.

Thanks:)

SA