Tom, Well, as one newbie to another, I tried this;
>>> x = '22,44,66,88,"asd,asd","23,43,55"' >>> y = eval(x) >>> y (22, 44, 66, 88, 'asd,asd', '23,43,55') given that x some how comes from a single line in your file. BTW, do you get the tutor list as well? My guess is that the 'experts' over here might prefer that the newbies go over there for stuff like this. And now, a question for the experts. Does anyone have a pointer as to why my code might be dangerous? I get the feeling that eval might not be a 'good' ( safe ) thing to use. Michael -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] n.org]On Behalf Of Tom Strickland Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 10:05 AM To: python-list@python.org Subject: Newbie Question I have a file that contains many lines, each of which consists of a string of comma-separated variables, mostly floats but some strings. Each line looks like an obvious tuple to me. How do I save each line of this file as a tuple rather than a string? Or, is that the right way to go? Thank you. Tom Strickland -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list ___________________________________________________________________ The information contained in this message and any attachment may be proprietary, confidential, and privileged or subject to the work product doctrine and thus protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me immediately by replying to this message and deleting it and all copies and backups thereof. Thank you. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
