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Comparing 2 variables when one is retrieved from text file

I am trying to write code that compares variable b with value retrieved from text file using linecache.getline

The problem is it will never print our "ITS WORKING" because the values never match, even if they do :-(

THE TEXT FILE: In the text file there is only one character and its "a"

Here is the code:

import linecache

b="a" 

a=linecache.getline("TextFile.txt",1)


if a==b:
    print("ITS WORKING")
Solution

  • You probably need to strip the extra spaces at the end of line that is read.

    a=linecache.getline("TextFile.txt",1).strip()


Keerthana:~ kiran$ cat TextFile.txt
a
Keerthana:~ kiran$ py Desktop/test.py
a
ITS WORKING
Keerthana:~ kiran$

    Hope it helps!