specifically, I want to write an array in to a text file, how am i going to make the file a tab-delimited file???
On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 08:37:35 +0800, jrlen balane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > so for example, i am creating a text file with > file.write() > > how am i going to make the file a tab-delimited file??? any parameters > needed??? > > > On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 15:59:46 -0800 (PST), Danny Yoo > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > On Sun, 13 Mar 2005, jrlen balane wrote: > > > > > what does a tab delimited filename mean? how am i going to make this? > > > also how does it differs from space delimited, csv, and others? > > > > Hello, > > > > As Kent mentioned, you probably mean "tab delimited file", which means a > > file whose lines are split up into columns. Each column is separated by a > > tab, which, in theory, should make it easy to parse. > > > > The main difference between a tab-delimited file and the others you > > mention is the "delimiter", the separator that's chosen to break columns > > apart. > > > > By the way, you might be interested in: > > > > http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ch05s02.html#id2901882 > > > > which talks a lot more about file formats in Unix and their relative > > strengths and weaknesses. > > > > Best of wishes to you! > > > > > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
