Jacob Rael wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a simple script to parse a text file (a visual basic program)
> and convert key parts to tcl. Since I am only working on specific
> sections and I need it quick, I decided not to learn/try a full blown
> parsing module. My simple script works well until it runs into
> functions that straddle multiple lines. For example:
>
> Call mass_write(&H0, &HF, &H4, &H0, &H5, &H0, &H6, &H0, &H7, &H0,
> &H8, &H0, _
> &H9, &H0, &HA, &H0, &HB, &H0, &HC, &H0, &HD, &H0, &HE,
> &H0, &HF, &H0, -1)
>
>
> I read in each line with:
>
> for line in open(fileName).readlines():
>
> I would line to identify if a line continues (if line.endswith('_'))
> and concate with the next line:
>
> line = line + nextLine
>
> How can I get the next line when I am in a for loop using readlines?
>
> jr
>
Something like (not tested):
fp=open(filename, 'r')
for line in fp:
while line.rstrip().endswith('_'):
line+=fp.next()
fp.close()
-Larry
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