Guillaume Chorn wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I have a .csv file that I created by copying and pasting a list of all the
> players in the NBA with their respective teams and positions (
> http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players?type=lastname&first=1&query=&go=GO!).
> Unfortunately, when I do this I have no choice but to include a single
> leading whitespace character for each name. I'd like to compare this list
> of names to another list (also in .csv format but in a different file)
> using a simple Python script, but in order to do that I need to strip the
> leading whitespace from all of the names or none of them will match the
> names in the second list. However, when I try to do this as follows:
>
> positions = open('/home/guillaume/Documents/playerpos.csv')
>
> for line in positions:
> info = line.split(',')
> name = info[0]
> name = name.strip()
> print name #to examine the effect of name.strip()
>
> I keep getting all of the names with the leading whitespace character NOT
> removed (for example: " Jeff Adrien". Why is this happening?
Do you mean
print name.strip()
still prints a leading space? If so, what does
print repr(name)
print? If it is
"\xc2\xa0Jeff Adrien"
try
print name.decode("utf-8").strip()
Or do you mean the effect of strip() is not permanent? You have to modify
the line then:
cleaned_lines = []
for line in positions:
info = line.split(",")
info[0] = info[0].strip()
cleaned_lines.append(",".join(info))
positions = cleaned_lines
> The following is a sample of the .csv file (the one I'm trying to remove
> the whitespace from) opened in gedit, the built-in Ubuntu text editor:
>
> Jeff Adrien,SF,Houston Rockets
> Arron Afflalo,SG,Denver Nuggets
> Maurice Ager,GF,Minnesota Timberwolves
> Blake Ahearn,PG,Los Angeles Clippers
> Alexis Ajinca,FC,Toronto Raptors
> Solomon Alabi,C,Toronto Raptors
> Cole Aldrich,C,Oklahoma City Thunder
> LaMarcus Aldridge,FC,Portland Trail Blazers
> Joe Alexander,SF,New Orleans Hornets
> Lavoy Allen,FC,Philadelphia 76ers
> Malik Allen,FC,Orlando Magic
> Ray Allen,SG,Boston Celtics
> Tony Allen,GF,Memphis Grizzlies
> Lance Allred,C,Indiana Pacers
> Rafer Alston,PG,Miami Heat
>
> Any help with this seemingly simple but maddening issue would be much
> appreciated.
>
> thanks,
> Guillaume
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