ValueError: too many values to unpack,>>>

[Shawn Minisall]

Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:36:58 -0400, Shawn Minisall wrote:
>
>   
>> With the multiple value lines, python says this "ValueError: too many 
>> values to unpack"
>>
>> I've googled it and it says that happens when you have too few or too 
>> many strings that don't match with the variables in number your trying 
>> to assign them too.  Below are the lines in reading in:
>>
>> line 3 - 19.18    29.15    78.75    212.10
>> line 4 - 100    20    410.29   
>>
>> And this is the code I'm using:
>>
>>     #read withdrawls from file on line3
>>     line = infile.readline()
>>    
>>     #split withdrawls up
>>     withdraw1, withdraw2, withdraw3, withdraw4 = string.split(line, "\t")
>>
>>     #read deposits from file on line4
>>     line = infile.readline()
>>     #split deposits up
>>     deposit1, deposit2, deposit3 = string.split(line, "\t")
>>
>> I have 4 strings to match line 3 and 3 to match the 3 on line 4...any 
>> thoughts?
>>     
>
> First thought is to find out which of the two lines triggers the
> exception.  This information is part of the full traceback.
>
> Ciao,
> 	Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch
>   

Sorry, it looks like it's on the fourth line with the 3 values on line 
4...its reading line 3 fine

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#0>", line 1, in <module>
    main()
  File "I:\COMPUTER PROGRAMMING CLASS\PROJECT #1\project1.py", line 33, 
in main
    deposit1, deposit2, deposit3 = string.split(line, "\t")
ValueError: too many values to unpack