Peter Hansen wrote: > Jeremy wrote: > >>I have a most aggravating problem. I don't understand what is causing >>readlines() not to read all the lines in the file. I have the following >>syntax: >> > > ... > >> self.xsdir = file(Datapath, 'r') # File object >> >>I can see all the lines in the list self.lines, but they are not all the >>lines in the file. When I look at the file in Vim, I can see all the >>lines, but Python cannot. Can someone help me with this one? > > > What platform? What version of Python? > > You're opening the file in "text" mode. If you are on Windows and the > file actually contains a ^Z (byte 26) it is treated as EOF. Is that the > problem? > > If not, have you tried cutting parts out of the file, to produce the > smallest file that still shows the problem? At that point you will > likely resolve the issue on your own. Also, does the same thing happen > if you use the interactive interpreter to read the file "manually"? > > These are all basic troubleshooting techniques you can use at any time > on any problem... > > -Peter Well, now I have to make a humbling retraction. I realized I wasn't reading the file I thought I was, but one similar to it. Now that I am reading the correct file, I am getting all the lines I expected to. Thanks, Jeremy
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