> > data= [] > > for index in range(N, 1): # see Chris Rebert's comment > > with open('data%d.txt' % index,'r') as f: > > data.append( f.readlines() ) > > > > I think "data.extend(f)" would be a better choice.
Wouldn't that concatenate the data from each file rather than keeping each file's data separate? Ramit Ramit Prasad | JPMorgan Chase Investment Bank | Currencies Technology 712 Main Street | Houston, TX 77002 work phone: 713 - 216 - 5423 -- This email is confidential and subject to important disclaimers and conditions including on offers for the purchase or sale of securities, accuracy and completeness of information, viruses, confidentiality, legal privilege, and legal entity disclaimers, available at http://www.jpmorgan.com/pages/disclosures/email. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list