I'm running version 2.4.2 Just set up another test file and it's working with:
HostFile = open("hosts.txt", 'r') for item in (x.strip() for x in HostFile): print "Connecting to device",item ..telnet and do other stuff here... I must have typed something incorrectly previously :\ Thanks again Gideon (aka Fatfingers) -----Original Message----- From: w chun [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 11 May 2006 1:11 PM To: STREET Gideon (SPARQ) Cc: tutor@python.org Subject: Re: [Tutor] For loop question > Thanks all, appears it is the newline character which was causing me > grief. For some reason I still have to do a readlines on the open > file at this stage, but I can muck about with that to figure it out. that is surprising... i would be interested in hearing what problems you are encountering while iterating through a file. if you have any output or problem description to share with us, that would be great. what version of Python are you running? cheers, -- wesley - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Core Python Programming", Prentice Hall, (c)2007,2001 http://corepython.com wesley.j.chun :: wescpy-at-gmail.com python training and technical consulting cyberweb.consulting : silicon valley, ca http://cyberwebconsulting.com This e-mail (including any attachments) may contain confidential or privileged information and is intended for the sole use of the person(s) to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, or the person responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, please notify the sender of the message or send an e-mail to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] immediately, and delete all copies. Any unauthorised review, use, alteration, disclosure or distribution of this e-mail by an unintended recipient is prohibited. Ergon Energy accepts no responsibility for the content of any e-mail sent by an employee which is of a personal nature. Ergon Energy Corporation Limited ABN 50 087 646 062 Ergon Energy Pty Ltd ABN 66 078 875 902 _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor