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ExoticLegend714
ExoticLegend714

Reputation: 59

Load raw data into array as strings

So I understand how to manipulate a text file and move data in and out of the program, but I'm trying to take raw data in a text file, and load them into an array that is originally empty, how would I make this approach?

Assume my raw data contains 3 words, I want to place those words into a variable called Array. The raw data of the text file contains the 3 following words: ' Apple Banana Orange '. I would like it to load into the array as: Array = ["Apple", "Banana", "Orange"]. How would you approach this?

with open("C:\\Users\\NameList.txt","r") as f:
    Array = []
    nameList = f.readlines(Array)

Am aware the code is wrong, but I'm not sure how to fix even after reading so much.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 578

Answers (2)

Joaquín
Joaquín

Reputation: 350

This will read all the lines in your file:

with open("C:\\Users\\NameList.txt","r")as f:
    lines = f.read().splitlines()
Array = list()

for line in lines:
    Array.append(line)
print(Array)

for item in Array:
    if 'Apple' == item:
        print(item)

Output:

#first loop
['Apple', 'Banana', 'Orange']
#second loop
Apple

Upvotes: 0

Rustam Garayev
Rustam Garayev

Reputation: 2692

If your input test.txt is like below:

Apple Banana Orange

This is the solution you are looking for.

with open("test.txt","r")as f:
    text = f.readlines()
    Array = text[0].split()

In case you have more than 1 line, you can use this one:

with open("test.txt","r")as f:
    text = f.read().splitlines()
    Array = [i.split() for i in text]

Upvotes: 1

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