Chris F.A. Johnson wrote: > On Sun, 29 May 2005 at 05:57 GMT, John Machin wrote: > >>Chris F.A. Johnson wrote: >> >> >>>file = open(argv[1]) ## Open the file given on the command line >>>all_lines = file.readlines() ## Read all the lines >> >>I see your shadowing and raise you one obfuscation: > > > ;) > > >>open = file(argv[1]) ## File the open given on the command line >>all_lines = open.readlines() ## Read all the lines > > > Such verbosity! (I excuse mine on the grounds that it was my first > attempt at a Python program.) > > all_lines = file(argv[1]).readlines() > > And to answer the question in the subject line: > > last_line = file(argv[1]).readlines()[-1] > > Both of which assume "from sys import argv". > > > Now I have to get serious and forget those bad habits. >
What if a file is long enough? A. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
