https://docs.python.org/3/library/fileinput.html
Dan, Yes, fileinput sounds like what I described and more. It does indeed seem to emulate the interface in programs like AWK including using "-" as a placeholder for standard input. Now all you need is to have it also do the split! ∀vi ∃. Grθß -----Original Message----- From: Python-list <python-list-bounces+avigross=verizon....@python.org> On Behalf Of 2qdxy4rzwzuui...@potatochowder.com Sent: Friday, March 26, 2021 9:43 PM To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: convert script awk in python On 2021-03-26 at 21:06:19 -0400, Avi Gross via Python-list <python-list@python.org> wrote: > A generator that opens one file at a time (or STDIN) in a consistent > manner, would be a reasonable thing to have as part of emulating AWK. https://docs.python.org/3/library/fileinput.html -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list