On Tuesday, 26 April 2016 21:23:58 UTC+1, MRAB wrote:
> On 2016-04-26 21:07, Adam Davis wrote:
> > On Tuesday, 26 April 2016 20:52:54 UTC+1, Ian wrote:
> >> On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 1:05 PM, Joaquin Alzola
> >> <joaquin.alz...@lebara.com> wrote:
> >> > Just an example. Didn't use the csv but just hope that it helps.
> >> >
> >> > name=[]
> >> > name_exist="Dop"
> >> >
> >> > with open("dop.csv") as f:
> >> > for line in f:
> >> > line_split=line.split(',')
> >> > name.append(line_strip[0])
> >> > if name_exist in name:
> >> > print "found name " + name_exist + " Can not append"
> >> > else:
> >> > file = open("dop.csv",'a')
> >> > print "No name found"
> >> > file.write(name_exist)
> >> > file.close()
> >>
> >> Except that as noted elsewhere in the thread a set would be a better
> >> choice than a list, since checking membership is much faster on a set.
> >
> > Thanks for your help Ian. I'm a beginner right now, could you instruct me
> > as to how I would create a set?
> >
> Create a set:
>
> the_set = set()
>
> Add an item to a set:
>
> the_set.add(item)
I understand what you're saying! But where you say: " the_set = set()", what
would go within the set brackets?
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