Hi, I wrote a very simple python program to generate a sorted list of lines from a squid access log file.
Here is a simplified version: ################################## 1 logfile = open ("squid_access.log", "r") 2 topsquid = [["0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0"]] 3 4 def add_sorted (list): 5 for i in range(50): 6 if int(list[4]) > int(topsquid[i][4]): 7 topsquid.insert(i,list) 8 break 8 # Max len = 50 10 if len(topsquid) > 50: 11 topsquid = topsquid[0:50] 12 13 while True: 14 logline = logfile.readline() 15 linefields = logline.split() 16 17 if logline != "": 18 add_sorted (linefields) 19 else: 20 break 21 22 for i in range (len(topsquid)): 23 print topsquid[i][4] #################################### When I execute the program _without_ the lines 10 and 11: 10 if len(topsquid) > 50: 11 topsquid = topsquid[0:50] it runs perfectly. But if I execute the program _with_ those lines, this exception is thrown: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ python topsquid.py Traceback (most recent call last): File "topsquid.py", line 20, in <module> add_sorted (linefields) File "topsquid.py", line 6, in add_sorted if int(list[4]) > int(topsquid[i][4]): UnboundLocalError: local variable 'topsquid' referenced before assignment Note that now the error shown is not related with the lines 10 and 11, but wiht a line prior to them. Any hints? -- Bruno A. C. Ferreira Linux Registered User #181386 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list