Year 12s: what will be the first way you research your future options? >>

Year 12s: what will be the first way you research your future options? >>

Year 12s: what will be the first way you research your future options? >>

Coding help? Please help me with reading text files!!!

Hi!

So basically, I need to read separate lines from a text file depending on the user's input. I can read the whole text file and all but, I need to make my code a bit more efficient so instead of having like 5 separate text files , I need to have one with all the info.

So here is an example:

This is the content of the text file 'all_Colours':

1.Primary colours make up secondary colours
2.Colours are everywhere.
3.Wolfs are cool
4.Fruits are good for you.

Python Code:

primaryColours=['red', 'blue' , 'green' ]

colour=input("What is your fav colour?" )

if colour in primaryColours:
print("Here are some fun facts:" )
text_file=open("all_Colours.txt", "r" )
print (text_file.read()) ## Instead of reading the whole text file I only want to read lines 1 and 2. How do i do this??????
text_file.close()

Thank you for all the help :smile:

:smile:

(edited 7 years ago)

What language is this?

Original post by The_JoKeR

What language is this?

It seems to be heavily, and incorrectly punctuated English.

OP

oh python

:colondollar:

Sorry, i'm a beginner, ignore my many mistakes. I know it's not perfect but i'm looking to improve and just figure this out.

Original post by bluepearl7

oh python

:colondollar:

Sorry, i'm a beginner, ignore my many mistakes. I know it's not perfect but i'm looking to improve and just figure this out.

Ah sorry no help there then. Did Visual Basic and Javascript instead.

Push_More_Button

Original post by bluepearl7

## Instead of reading the whole text file I only want to read lines 1 and 2. How do i do this??????

text_file.readlines()[0:2]

nerdling_CompSci

OP are you self studying or what ?

Posted from TSR Mobile

OP

Original post by Push_More_Button

text_file.readlines()[0:2]

Thankyou!

:smile:

I get it now.

Original post by nerdling_CompSci

OP are you self studying or what ?

Posted from TSR Mobile

Not really. I'm a student trying to do coursework.

Quick Reply

Related discussions

Latest

Trending

Trending

Articles for you

How to write an excellent personal statement in 10 steps

How to write an excellent personal statement in 10 steps

What is an LLM and how could it benefit your career?

What is an LLM and how could it benefit your career?

Powerful questions business students forget to ask their career advisers

Powerful questions business students forget to ask their career advisers

Why I chose a law degree and what studying law was like

Why I chose a law degree and what studying law was like