sicvic wrote: > Not homework...not even in school (do any universities even teach > classes using python?). Yup, at least 6, and 20 wouldn't surprise me.
> The code I currently have looks something like this: > ... > f = open(sys.argv[1]) #opens output file > #loop that goes through all lines and parses specified text > for line in f.readlines(): > if re.search(r'Person: Jimmy', line): > person_jimmy.write(line) > elif re.search(r'Person: Sarah', line): > person_sarah.write(line) Using re here seems pretty excessive. How about: ... f = open(sys.argv[1]) # opens input file ### get comments right source = iter(f) # files serve lines at their own pace. Let them for line in source: if line.endswith('Person: Jimmy\n'): dest = person_jimmy elif line.endswith('Person: Sarah\n'): dest = person_sarah else: continue while line != '---------------\n': dest.write(line) line = source.next() f.close() person_jimmy.close() person_sarah.close() --Scott David Daniels [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list