In article <mailman.1193.1382062311.18130.python-l...@python.org>, <"torque.in...@gmail.com"> wrote:
> Hi all, > > I am new to python, just was looking for logic to understand to write code in > the below scenario. > > I am having a file (filea) with multiple columns, and another file(fileb) > with again multiple columns, but say i want to use column2 of fileb as a > search expression to search for similar value in column3 of filea. and print > it with value of rows of filea. > > filea: > a 1 ab > b 2 bc > d 3 de > e 4 ef > . > . > . > > fileb > z ab 24 > y bc 85 > x ef 123 > w de 33 > > Regards../ omps Interestingly, somebody named "Om Prakash Singh" asked the identical question on the perl beginners list, except with the word "perl" substituted for "python". Is this a homework problem? Are you unsure about which language to use? Are you comparison shopping? -- Jim Gibson -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list