I'm struggling to get readline() and split() to work together as I was expecting. Im trying to use .split(')') to cut down some data from a text file and write some of that data to a next text file.
I have tried writing everything from the line. I have tried [cnt % 2] to get what I expected.
line = fp.readline()
fw = open('output.txt', "w+")
cnt = 1
while line:
print("Line {}: {}".format(cnt, line.strip()))
line = fp.readline()
line = line.split(')')[0]
fw.write(line + "\n")
cnt += 1
Example from the text file im reading from.
WELD 190 Manufacturing I Introduction to MasterCAM (3) 1½ hours lecture - 4½ hours laboratory Note: Cross listed as DT 190/ENGR 190/IT 190 This course will introduce the students to MasterCAM and 2D and basic 3D modeling. Students will receive instructions and drawings of parts requiring 2- or 3-axis machining. Students will design, model, program, set-up and run their parts on various machines, including plasma cutters, water jet cutters and milling machines. WELD 197 Welding Technology Topics (.5 - 3)
I'm very far off from actually effectively scraping this data but I'm trying to get a start.
My goal is to extract only class name and number and remove descriptions.
Thanks as always!
I believe to solve your current problem, if you're only attempting to parse one line, you will simply need to move your second line = fp.readline() line to the end of the while loop. Currently, you are actually starting the parsing from the second line, because you have already used a readline in the first line of your example code.
After the change it would look like this:
line = fp.readline() # read in the first line
fw = open('output.txt', "w+")
cnt = 1
while line:
print("Line {}: {}".format(cnt, line.strip()))
line = line.split(')')[0]
fw.write(line + "\n")
cnt += 1
line = fp.readline() # read in next line after parsing done
Output for your example input text:
WELD 190 Manufacturing I Introduction to MasterCAM (3