delete first line in a file

hello, i am a dummy user in python and new in this programming language and so there will be questions, that´s for you no problem! i never have before programmed in any language! sorry for this! i hope you will help me, that i also could the basics in this language! and later many more, so i hope

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Juergen Huber wrote: i am a dummy user in python and new in this programming language and so there will be questions, that´s for you no problem! i never have before programmed in any language! sorry for this! i hope you will help me, that i also could the basics in this language! and later

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this is to rewrite the entire file. (you can either load the entire file, fix it up, and write it out again, or copy the file to a new file, skipping the first line or row). /F ok...i thought as much, that i have to copy this file! how will i do that?! how will i fix this file = delete the first line

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Juergen Huber wrote: ok...i thought as much, that i have to copy this file! how will i do that?! how will i fix this file = delete the first line?! with which commands could i do that?! start here: http://docs.python.org/tut/node9.html#SECTION00920 /F -- http

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Fredrik Lundh wrote: Juergen Huber wrote: ok...i thought as much, that i have to copy this file! how will i do that?! how will i fix this file = delete the first line?! with which commands could i do that?! start here: http://docs.python.org/tut/node9.html#SECTION00920

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Juergen Huber wrote: but...how can i say python, delete the first line?! thats my problem! You can open the file, read its lines with readlines function ( that return a list), so make your modifies and save to another file. Now, do you know how to work with lists?

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Juergen Huber wrote: start here: http://docs.python.org/tut/node9.html#SECTION00920 that documentation i have already read, but it wouldn`t help me for my problem! that documentation and a little experimentation should be all you need. i know, how i can read the first

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Juergen Huber schrieb: Fredrik Lundh wrote: Juergen Huber wrote: ok...i thought as much, that i have to copy this file! how will i do that?! how will i fix this file = delete the first line?! with which commands could i do that?! start here: http://docs.python.org/tut/node9.html

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this helps me! thank you very much! greetings, juergen JH Fredrik Lundh wrote: Juergen Huber wrote: ok...i thought as much, that i have to copy this file! how will i do that?! how will i fix this file = delete the first line?! with which commands could i do

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JH this helps me! JH thank you very much! JH greetings, juergen I am happy to see my postings (which I sent by accident to you only, not to the list, see below) helped. But: Its a pity we can not see your solution (your code) here :( It helps to others as well to see, how to solve some