below is the data I am trying to read
"000004" "AS0042123BO" "AS 0042.123 ROYAL ELONG SEAT
BO" "001610" "A/S Fixtures" 0 $99.00 3.70 ""
"0042123" 11/20/2003
"000024" "AS0042001BK" "AS 0042.001 ROYAL EL*DISC BY
MFG*BK" "001610" "A/S
Fixtures" 0 $99.00 8.00 "723085611663" "0042001"
11/20/2003
"000104" "CH130TTWH" "CH 130TT EL PLAS SEAT C/F W/C
WH" "207067" "Church Seats" 12 $25.00 6.75 "073088079961"
"130TT
000" 12/28/1995
"000112" "CH130TTBO" "CH 130TT EL PLAS SEAT C/F W/C
BO" "207067" "Church Seats" 23 $29.00 7.50 "073088079954"
"130TT
006" 02/23/1998
"000124" "CH130TTSS" "CH 130TT EL PLAS SEAT C/F W/C
SS" "207067" "Church Seats" 14 $29.00 6.75 "073088079985"
"130TT 162"
"000176" "XPT562" "PP T562" "201681" "Price
Pfister" 0 $233.50 0.00 "" "" 01/22/1998
"000180" "XPT564" "PP T564" "201681" "Price
Pfister" 0 $0.00 0.00 "" "" 07/19/1996
"000224" "MO5270" "MO 5270*DBM*MON BIDET FCT L/HDL
CP" "204938" "Moen" 0 $0.00 8.00 "026508050286" "005270"
"000236" "MO5270P" "MO 5270P*DBM*BIDET FCT LVR/HDL
PB" "204938" "Moen" 0 $0.00 8.00 "026508050309" "05270P"
"000240" "MO5275" "MO 5275 *DBM* BIDET FCT L/HDLS
CP" "204938" "Moen" 1 $0.00 8.00 "" ""
11/20/2003
"000244" "MO5275P" "MO 5275P*DBM* MON BIDET FCT
PB" "204938" "Moen" 0 $0.00 8.00 "026508050347"
"05275P" 01/04/1996
"000248" "MO5201" "MO 5201 *DBM* TRAD BIDET LVR FCT
CP" "204938" "Moen" 0 $0.00 6.70 "026508050354" "5201"
01/04/1996
"000260" "MO5201P" "MO 5201P TRAD BIDET FCT
LVR/H*DBM*B" "204938" "Moen" 0 $0.00 7.00 "026508050378"
"5201P" 01/04/1996
"000264" "MO5201W" "MO 5201W**DBM**IDET FCT LVR/HDL
WH" "204938" "Moen" 0 $0.00 6.70 "026508050385"
"05201W" 01/04/1996
"066916" "FB1418AB" "FB D2418AB 18 TOWEL BAR
AB" "220502" "Liberty
Hardware" 0 $18.70 1.15 "079171141898" "D2418AB"
04/14/1998
"066920" "FBD2424AB" "FB D2424AB 24 TOWEL BAR
AB" "220502" "Liberty
Hardware" 39 $20.50 1.32 "079171242427" "D2424AB"
"066956" "P7341FLC" "PP 734-1FLC*DBM* SNK FCT 1H L/SP
CP" "201681" "Price
Pfister" 0 $147.65 7.00 "038877420218" "7341FLC"
04/14/1998
"066960" "P7341FLW" "PP 734-1FLW FILT SNK FCT 1H L/SP
WH" "201681" "Price
Pfister" 0 $157.99 7.00 "038877420225" "7341FLW"
04/14/1998
Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:
> On 4 Jul 2006 07:01:55 -0700, "Roman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> declaimed
> the following in comp.lang.python:
>
> > I would appreciate it if somebody could tell me where I went wrong in
> > the following snipet:
> >
> It would help if you gave a sample of the input data (three lines
> worth, say) AND an example of what the final output should be from those
> three lines.
>
> > for col in line:
> > p[:0].append(str(col))
>
> As has been pointed out, as soon as you used the [:0], you created a
> local/temporary EMPTY slice of the original P, and you are appending one
> column's value to this temporary, which is then thrown away.
> import csv
>
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- PROGRAM
> p = []
>
> fin = open("firearms.csv", "r")
> reader = csv.reader(fin, dialect="excel", quotechar='"', delimiter=",")
>
> for line in [reader.next() for i in range(7)]:
> p.append(line)
>
> fin.close()
> print p
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- OUTPUT
> [['Category', 'Model', 'Caliber', 'Serial #', 'Description',
> 'Accessories'], ['Air', 'Daisy 717 Pistol', '.177 pellet', '', '', ''],
> ['Air', 'Daisy/NRA PowerLine 953 Rifle', '.177 pellet', 'n/a',
> 'Micrometer Peep, "Globe" front (missing alternate inserts', 'Shooting
> sling'], ['Air', 'RWS Diana Model 54 "Air King" Rifle', '.22 pellet',
> '4022395', 'Hunting grade - >900fps', '2-7x BSA AOL scope'], ['Air',
> 'Gamo/NRA', '0.177', '', 'Hunting grade - ~1000fps; NRA markings on
> barrel, stock', '4x (BSA?) AOL scope, NRA badge'], ['Air',
> 'Walther/Crossman CP99 Pistol', '.177 pellet', '', 'CO2, repeater
> (currently magazine jams trigger/safety)', ''], ['Percussion', '? New
> Orleans Ace boot-pistol', '.36 lead', '', '', '']]
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- INPUT (just first seven lines)
> Category,Model,Caliber,Serial #,Description,Accessories
> Air,Daisy 717 Pistol,.177 pellet,,,
> Air,Daisy/NRA PowerLine 953 Rifle,.177 pellet,n/a,"Micrometer Peep,
> ""Globe"" front (missing alternate inserts",Shooting sling
> Air,"RWS Diana Model 54 ""Air King"" Rifle",.22 pellet,4022395,Hunting
> grade - >900fps,2-7x BSA AOL scope
> Air,Gamo/NRA,0.177,,"Hunting grade - ~1000fps; NRA markings on barrel,
> stock","4x (BSA?) AOL scope, NRA badge"
> Air,Walther/Crossman CP99 Pistol,.177 pellet,,"CO2, repeater (currently
> magazine jams trigger/safety)",
> Percussion,? New Orleans Ace boot-pistol,.36 lead,,,
>
>
>
> But your explanations are unclear... Maybe you wanted the first
> sublist to be all the first column, etc.
>
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- PROGRAM
> import csv
>
> p = None
>
> fin = open("firearms.csv", "r")
> reader = csv.reader(fin, dialect="excel", quotechar='"', delimiter=",")
>
> for line in [reader.next() for i in range(7)]:
> if not p:
> p = [[] for j in range(len(line))]
> for c in range(len(line)):
> p[c].append(line[c])
>
> fin.close()
> print p
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- OUTPUT (same input)
> [['Category', 'Air', 'Air', 'Air', 'Air', 'Air', 'Percussion'],
> ['Model', 'Daisy 717 Pistol', 'Daisy/NRA PowerLine 953 Rifle', 'RWS
> Diana Model 54 "Air King" Rifle', 'Gamo/NRA', 'Walther/Crossman CP99
> Pistol', '? New Orleans Ace boot-pistol'], ['Caliber', '.177 pellet',
> '.177 pellet', '.22 pellet', '0.177', '.177 pellet', '.36 lead'],
> ['Serial #', '', 'n/a', '4022395', '', '', ''], ['Description', '',
> 'Micrometer Peep, "Globe" front (missing alternate inserts', 'Hunting
> grade - >900fps', 'Hunting grade - ~1000fps; NRA markings on barrel,
> stock', 'CO2, repeater (currently magazine jams trigger/safety)', ''],
> ['Accessories', '', 'Shooting sling', '2-7x BSA AOL scope', '4x (BSA?)
> AOL scope, NRA badge', '', '']]
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