On Thu, 29 May 2008 01:36:44 -0700, loial wrote: > I have a requirement to compare 2 text files and write to a 3rd file > only those lines that appear in the 2nd file but not in the 1st file. > > Rather than re-invent the wheel I am wondering if anyone has written > anything already?
Of course you can do this at any linux or unix command line simply by: comm -13 file1 file2 >file3 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list