file data to list

[Emile van Sebille]

Anish Chapagain wrote:
> Hi!!
> I am facing problem for extracting file data to the list so as to have
> graph plotted through list.
> my file(eg: data.txt) is having data like this,
> 
> cnt0001a 29000 xretya 01
> cnt0002a 29850 brishal 02
> cnt0003a 31250 kristal 03
> 
> from here, I need to copy data 29000, 29850, 31250 into a single list
> and
> 01, 02, 03 to another so as to plot graph using these value.
> 

data = zip(*[xx.split() for xx in open('data.txt').read().split("\n")])

...assuming newline separators...

...and only 'cuz I like this about zip...

Emile