[Tutor] Reading Data From File

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grades = []
names = []
gradeTotal = 0
numStudents = 0

inputFile = open("input.txt", "r"

for line in inputFile:
if line.strip().isdigit():
grade = float(line)
if grade != 0.0:
gradeTotal += grade
grade = grades.append(grade)
else:
name = line.strip()
name = names.append(name)

This just loops over the entire file basically and just continually adds  
the grades to the grades list and names to the names list. How do I just  
process each student's set of grades before moving on to the next one  
(since there is a zero terminating value telling the loop that a new  
student and his or her grades are about to follow)

By the way I'm not worrying about determining the letter grade average  
right now, i'm importing a module I wrote after I figure this part out.

On Jul 25, 2009 8:34am, bob gailer <bgailer at gmail.com> wrote:
> I concur with wesley and dave re homework.



> Some questions to consider:



> do you know how to open a file?



> do you know how to read a line from an opened file?



> do you know how to incorporate reading lines in a loop?



> do you know how to determine whether a character is "numeric"?



> do you know how to print a line?



> what is the criteria for determining A, BC, D, or F average?



> --

> Bob Gailer

> Chapel Hill NC

> 919-636-4239

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