Inconsistency with split() - Script, OS, or Package Problem?

[James Wright]

Sorry Alex, and thank you.

On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 4:02 PM, Alex Willmer <alex at moreati.org.uk> wrote:
> (Direct reply to me, reposted on Jame's behalf)
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> Hi Alex,
>
> On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 3:21 PM, Alex Willmer <alex at moreati.org.uk>
> wrote:
>> On May 9, 8:10 pm, James Wright <jamfwri... at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hello Ian,
>>>
>>> It does indeed to seem that way.  However the script works just fine
>>> on other machines, with the same input file.
>>
>> How sure of that are you? Post md5sums of the script and the input
>> file on a working machine and a non-working (4 md5sums total).
>>
>> Does the script use an non-stdlib modules? Check the md5sum of those
>> too.
>>
>> Are the platforms/python versions the same? Post the uname and python -
>> v from each.
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>> Can you post the script and the file online for us? Do so.
>>
>> Regards, Alex
>>
>
> The md5sums match (great idea by the way, I hadn't thought of that).
>
> What do you mean by using a non-stdlib module?  I am not using any
> import statements, if that is what you are referring to.
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> As for kernel and Python versions, I have updated both in case this
> was a bug - they no longer match across the machines I am testing on.
> The script consistently works with the machines that it always has
> been working with.  The script continues to not work on the new VMWare
> installs (but does in new VirtualBox installs - odd).
>
> I can post the script (attached), but am not so certain that is at
> fault - given that the script is running on other hosts just fine.
>
> Please read the script with a grain of salt, this is my first run at
> this, and I am well aware that I am not yet following the conventions
> of Python.  I have much to learn.
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>
> Thanks,
> James
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