On 6 sep, 00:01, Benjamin Kaplan <benjamin.kap...@case.edu> wrote: > On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 5:47 PM, Baba <raoul...@gmail.com> wrote: > > level: beginner > > > how can i access the contents of a text file in Python? > > > i would like to compare a string (word) with the content of a text > > file (word_list). i want to see if word is in word_list. let's assume > > the TXT file is stored in the same directory as the PY file. > > > def is_valid_word(word, word_list) > > > thanks > > Baba > > -- > >http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > > Please do us a favor and at least try to figure things out on your > own, rather than coming here every time you have a question. The very > first result when you try searching "python read text file" is the > section in the Python tutorial that explains how to do this. > > http://docs.python.org/tutorial/inputoutput.html#reading-and-writing-...
Hi Benjamin I did find that page prior to posting the question but i still wanted to have a second opinion to complement that info so as to make things easier The first line of my post clearly states that i am a beginner. It's nice to provide links which can help answer the question but please be so polite and keep personal comments for yourself. To all other respondants: thank you for your kind instructions and directions. Thanks Baba -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
