[Tutor] Reading from files problem

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Le Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:59:15 +0100,
"Alan Gauld" <alan.gauld at btinternet.com> s'exprima ainsi:

> > #Open and read text file
> > 
> > gradesfile = open("grades.dat", "r"
> > for lines in gradesfile:
> >    lines = lines.split(",")
> >    identifier = lines[0]
> >    lastname = lines[1]
> >    firstname = lines[2]
> >    major = lines[3]  
> 
> OK so far

Not OK for me. The structure is the one of a table. A variety of words/concepts/metaphors can properly describe a table structure. But the above choice is certainly wrong: It says that a table row/record is a 'lines' *and* is made of 'lines'!
Possible alternatives:

for record in gradesfile:
   fields = record.split(",")

for row in gradesfile:
   cells = row.split(",")

for line in gradesfile:
   data = line.split(",")	# 'data' is supposed to be plural of 'datum' (?)

Denis
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