I ran it both in IDLE and Command Prompt
On Dec 10, 2007 5:02 PM, Kent Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How are you running the program?
>
> Bryan Fodness wrote:
> >
> > for line in file('test.txt'):
> > the_line = line.split()
> > if the_line:
> > if the_line[0] == 'Index':
> > index = float(the_line[-1])
> > print ("\rIndex = %.3f ") %index,
> > raw_input("\nExit")
> > Here is my output,
> >
> > Index = 0.000 Index = 0.400 Index = 0.800 Index = 1.000
> >
> >
> > On Dec 10, 2007 4:48 PM, Kent Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
> >
> > Bryan Fodness wrote:
> > > Here is the code.
> > >
> > > for line in file('test.txt'):
> > > the_line = line.split()
> > > if the_line:
> > > if the_line[0] == 'Index':
> > > index = float(the_line[-1])
> > > print ("\rIndex = %.3f") %index
> >
> > Add a comma at the end of the above line to suppress the newline
> that
> > print normally outputs.
> >
> > Kent
> >
> > > raw_input("\nExit")
> > >
> > > Here is the output.
> > >
> > > Index = 0.000
> > > Index = 0.400
> > > Index = 0.800
> > > Index = 1.000
> > >
> > > Exit
> > >
> > >
> > > On Dec 10, 2007 4:33 PM, Kent Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> wrote:
> > >
> > > Bryan Fodness wrote:
> > > > I do want to overwrite the same line.
> > > >
> > > > I do not see a difference between using the \r and not
> > using it.
> > >
> > > How are you running the program? Try it from a command line
> > if that is
> > > not what you are doing. Can you show your new code?
> > >
> > > Kent
> > >
> > > PS Please Reply All to stay on the list.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > On Dec 10, 2007 2:43 PM, Kent Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
> > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>>> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Bryan Fodness wrote:
> > > > > I have a print statement in a for loop so I can
> > watch the
> > > progress
> > > > >
> > > > > for line in file(file):
> > > > > the_line = line.split()
> > > > > if the_line:
> > > > > print ("Index = %.2f") %index
> > > > >
> > > > > Is there a way that only one line will be output
> > and the
> > > variable is
> > > > > updated rather than one line for every index.
> > > >
> > > > I'm not sure I understand what you are asking. index
> > is never
> > > > updated in
> > > > the loop above.
> > > >
> > > > If you want to overwrite the same line on the console,
> try
> > > > print "\rIndex = %.2f" % index,
> > > >
> > > > note ----^
> > > > ---------------------------^
> > > >
> > > > You might need some extra spaces at the end of the
> > print to
> > > 'erase' a
> > > > longer previous line.
> > > >
> > > > Kent
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > "The game of science can accurately be described as a
> > never-ending
> > > > insult to human intelligence." - João Magueijo
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > "The game of science can accurately be described as a
> never-ending
> > > insult to human intelligence." - João Magueijo
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > "The game of science can accurately be described as a never-ending
> > insult to human intelligence." - João Magueijo
>
>
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human intelligence." - João Magueijo
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