[Tutor] Comparing two lines of print

[Bob Heasman]

First of all thanks to those who have assisted me thus far!!!!!

I am trying to write a simple program which compares a line taken from a
file with one which I have typed into a script.

Herewith the script :-




#!/usr/bin/python
# Window analyser
# To select a phrase and send a cmd to the parallel port
 
 

# print "\a"
print "\nReading one line at a time."
 
 

text_file = open("window2", "r")
 
 

print text_file.readline()
 
 

# [PORT 6 (PTCPACTOR) - 19 - UA6ADV-0] #This a is copy of the line which
# is supposed to be compared with the next line down.
 
 

if text_file.readline() == [PORT 6 (PTCPACTOR) - 19 - UA6ADV-0]
     print "UA6ADV, beam heading 000 deg. Activate relay #1"
 
 

# elif phrase == "[PORT 6 (PTCPACTOR) - 19 - F3KT-0]":
#    print "F3KT, beam heading 350 deg. Activate relay #2"
 
 

# elif phrase == "[PORT 6 (PTCPACTOR) - 19 - HS0ZDZ-0]":
#    print "HS0ZDZ-0, beam heading 67 deg. Activate relay #3"
 
 

# else:
#    print "\n\n\t\tPhrase does not match. Return to 000 deg. Relay #1"
 
 

raw_input("\n\nPress the enter key to exit.")


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When I attempt to run this script I get a syntax error:-

[root at penguin bob]# ./readfile.py
   File "./readfile.py", line 14
     if text_file.readline() == [PORT 6 (PTCPACTOR) - 19 - UA6ADV-0]
                                      ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

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I just cannot figure out why this is happening. HELP.

Cheers

Bob