[Tutor] a quick Q: how to use for loop to read a series of files with .doc end

[lina]

On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 10:55 PM, lina <lina.lastname at gmail.com> wrote:

> import os.path
>
> tokens=['E']
> result=[]
>
>
> for fileName in os.listdir("."):
>     if os.path.isfile(fileName) and os.path.splitext(fileName)=="xpm":
>         filedata = open(fileName)
>         text=filedata.readlines()
>         for line in text:
>
>
> How can I read from line 24 and do further looking for "E".
>
> Thanks,
>
>
The file starts from line 24 is something like

aabbccddEaabb
acbbddEbbaaca
EabcEabcaaaa
aEaaEaaaaaaa

so for the first column, I can get 1 E, second column is also 1 E, third is
0, four is 2.

namely count the occurence of E in each column.

Thanks,


>
>
> On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 10:43 PM, Dave Angel <d at davea.name> wrote:
>
>> On 09/29/2011 10:22 AM, lina wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I want to read a bunch of *.doc file in present working directory,
>>>
>>> how can I use for to read one by one and do further work,
>>>
>>> sorry,
>>>
>>> what's the best reference webpage I can use?
>>>
>>> I googled, lots of distracting info, and I barely can understand how they
>>> think.
>>>
>>> THanks,
>>>
>>>  Look in the os module for things like this.  In particular (untested):
>>
>> import os.path
>>
>> for fileName in os.listdir(".")
>>    if os.path.isfile(fileName) and os.path.splitext(fileName) == "doc":
>>        filedata = open(fileName)
>>        xxxdosomething with filedata
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> DaveA
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Best Regards,
>
> lina
>
>
>


-- 
Best Regards,

lina
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