On Wed, 29 Sep 2010 04:33:51 am Susana Iraiis Delgado Rodriguez wrote: > Hello dear pythonists: > > I'm developing an application in python, I'm new using this > programming language I used to work with Java, but in my job my > superiors suggested me to develop in this language. > I'm trying to read a dbf file, I already done it but my code shows me > all the lines without spaces, I want it toshow line per line and then > write the lines into a plain txt file.
I am not sure what you mean. My guess is that you want something like: alpha beta gamma delta in the file, but instead you get: alphabetagammadelta Am I right? > My code is: > > from dbf import * > from string import strip There is no need for this any more, as the functions in the string module are now also available as string methods. So instead of: import string print string.lower(my_string) you can write: my_string.lower() > import sys > def demo1(): > a = open ("archivo.txt","w") > dbf = Dbf('tapalpa_05_plani_point.dbf',new=False) As a matter of style, it is normal to use 4 spaces for indents, not 1. You are welcome to use whatever you like in your own code, but many people find 1 space indents hard to see and so when writing for others (such as when asking a question here) you should use at least 2 spaces. > for k in dbf: > print '%s'%(strip(k[2])) The print command automatically adds a newline after the string, so each printed string should be on its own line. But later, when you write the string to the file, you must add the newline yourself. > l=() > l=(strip(k[2])) > a.write(l) There's no need to clear l with the line l=() first. Just write: l = k[2].strip() a.write(l + '\n') -- Steven D'Aprano _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor