Writelines() a bit confusing

[Steve Holden]

aiwarrior wrote:
> If file.WriteLines( seq ) accepts a list and it says it writes lines,
> why does it write the whole list in a single line. Be cause of that
> the reverse of file.writelines(seq) is not file.readlines().
> Are the assumptions i made correct? If yes why is this so?
> 
> I find a function called writelines not actualy writing the list in
> lines wierd.
> 
> [code]
> something = ['re','ri','ro']
> f.writelines( something )
> something_else = f.readlines()
> [/code]
> In this case the list something_else will be diffrent from something
> 
Your list is *not* what you would get in from a call to readlines.

Try it.

regards
  Steve
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