ferrad wrote: > I have not used Python before, but believe it may be what I need. > > I have large text files containing text, numbers, and junk. I want to > delete large chunks process other bits, etc, much like I'd do in an > editor, but want to do it automatically. I have a set of generic > rules that my fingers follow to process these files, which all follow > a similar template. > > Question: can I translate these types of rules into programmatical > constructs that Python can use to process these files? Can Python do > the trick?
I think that's one of the great strength of Python. Just some pointers http://gnosis.cx/TPiP/ http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxBase/mxTextTools/ -- Helmut Jarausch Lehrstuhl fuer Numerische Mathematik RWTH - Aachen University D 52056 Aachen, Germany -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
