[Tutor] Comparing two lines of print

[Rex]

I'm not a Python expert at all, but in this case, your error comes from
missing the capturing quotes and the final colon. You do have these on
the subsequent elifs:

if text_file.readline() == [PORT 6 (PTCPACTOR) - 19 - UA6ADV-0]

should be

if text_file.readline() == "[PORT 6 (PTCPACTOR) - 19 - UA6ADV-0]":


Best regards,

Rex


--- Bob Heasman <bobhe at telkomsa.net> wrote:
> 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.")
> 
> 
>                             *******************************
> 
> 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
> 
>                              ****************************
> 
> I just cannot figure out why this is happening. HELP.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
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