# HG changeset patch # User Puneeth Chaganti # Date 1286434692 -19800 # Node ID a33e942379d731aa611b7dccab1df31f2f6fdb2b # Parent 2b2c94ee2c3e58ab5b6d3ac4c9cdaca54cbb2092 Cleaned up script for getting started with files LO. diff -r 2b2c94ee2c3e -r a33e942379d7 getting-started-files/script.rst --- a/getting-started-files/script.rst Wed Oct 06 22:15:33 2010 +0530 +++ b/getting-started-files/script.rst Thu Oct 07 12:28:12 2010 +0530 @@ -1,10 +1,30 @@ -======== - Script -======== +.. Objectives +.. ---------- + +.. By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to +.. 1. Open and read the contents of a file. +.. #. Read files line by line. +.. #. Read all the contents of the file at once. +.. #. Close open files. + +.. Prerequisites +.. ------------- -Welcome to the tutorial on getting started with files. +.. 1. getting started with ipython +.. #. getting started with lists +.. #. getting started with for + +.. Author : Puneeth + Internal Reviewer : + External Reviewer : + Checklist OK? : [2010-10-05] -{{{ Screen shows welcome slide }}} +Script +------ + +{{{ Show the slide containing title }}} + +Hello Friends. Welcome to the tutorial on getting started with files. {{{ Show the outline for this tutorial }}} @@ -54,24 +74,29 @@ pend -%%1%% Pause the video here and split the variable into a list, -``pend_list``, of the lines in the file and then resume the -video. Hint, use the tab command to see what methods the string -variable has. +Following is an (are) exercise(s) that you must do. + +%%1%% Split the variable into a list, ``pend_list``, of the lines in +the file. Hint, use the tab command to see what methods the string +variable has. -#[punch: should this even be put? add dependency to strings LO, -where we mention that strings have methods for manipulation. hint: -use splitlines()] +Please, pause the video here. Do the exercise and then continue. + +.. #[punch: should this even be put? add dependency to strings LO, +.. where we mention that strings have methods for manipulation. hint: +.. use splitlines()] + :: pend_list = pend.splitlines() pend_list -Now, let us learn to read the file line-by-line. But, before that -we will have to close the file, since the file has already been -read till the end. -#[punch: should we mention file-pointer?] +Now, let us learn to read the file line-by-line. But, before that we +will have to close the file, since the file has already been read till +the end. + +.. #[punch: should we mention file-pointer?] Let us close the file opened into f. :: @@ -89,8 +114,11 @@ Let us, now move on to reading files line-by-line. -%%1%% Pause the video here and re-open the file ``pendulum.txt`` -with ``f`` as the file object, and then resume the video. +Following is an exercise that you must do. + +%%2%% Re-open the file ``pendulum.txt`` with ``f`` as the file object. + +Please, pause the video here. Do the exercise and then continue. We just use the up arrow until we reach the open command and issue it again. @@ -143,5 +171,11 @@ a whole, using the read command or reading it line by line by iterating over the file object. -Thank you! +{{{ Show the "sponsored by FOSSEE" slide }}} + +This tutorial was created as a part of FOSSEE project, NME ICT, MHRD India +Hope you have enjoyed and found it useful. +Thank you! + +