parsing a file [newbie]

[Grant Edwards]

In article <mailman.979728198.29644.python-list at python.org>, Langa Kentane wrote:

>ONe thing I don't understand.
>When I run os.popen('df -h'), this returns a pointer to an already open file
>if I am not mistaken.

Correct.

>Now, to apply what you gave me to this scenario, how would I go about it.

You call the read() or readlines() method of that file object.
Something like this:

import os
import string

x = os.popen("mount").readlines()
y = []
for line in x:
    words = string.split(line)
    if len(words) >= 3:
        y.append(words[2])

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