Re: When the first line of a file tells something about the other lines

On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 11:59:57AM +0200, Peter Otten wrote: > > with open(filename) as lines: > first_line = next(lines, "") > if special(first_line): > # ... > else: > lines = itertools.chain([first_line], lines) > for line in lines: > # ... Beautiful. An

Re: When the first line of a file tells something about the other lines

Egbert Bouwman wrote: > Often the first line of a file tells how to read or interpret the other > lines. > Depending on the result, you then have to ... > - skip the first line, or > - treat the first line in another special way, or > - treat the first line in the same way as the other lines. > >

When the first line of a file tells something about the other lines

Often the first line of a file tells how to read or interpret the other lines. Depending on the result, you then have to ... - skip the first line, or - treat the first line in another special way, or - treat the first line in the same way as the other lines. I can handle this by opening the file