[Tutor] need advice on streamlining code...

[Eric L. Howard]

At a certain time, now past [Jan.17.2005-01:48:34PM -0500], elh at outreachnetworks.com spake thusly:
> The following block of code works, and provides the necessary output I'm
> looking for...but I have a feeling that it's working through sheer brute
> force and could be better:
> 
>     insideipgrepfd = os.popen("grep ifconfig_fxp0 /etc/rc.conf")
>     insideipgrep = insideipgrepfd.readlines()

Thanks to all who replied.  I got some good ideas from the exchange.

    ~elh

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