[Tutor] Parsing data from a set of files iteratively

[Spyros Charonis]

I have tried the following two snippets which both results in the same
error

import os, glob
os.chdir('users/spyros/desktop/3NY8MODELSHUMAN/')
homology_models = glob.glob('*.pdb')
for i in range(len(homology_models)):
python serialize_PIPELINE_models.py homology_models[i]

import os, sys
path = "/users/spyros/desktop/3NY8MODELSHUMAN/
dirs = os.listdir(path)
for file in dirs:
python serialize_PIPELINE_models.py

The error, respectively for each snipped, read:

File "<stdin>", line 2
    python serialize_PIPELINE_models.py homology_models[i]
                                   ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

 File "<stdin>", line 2
    python serialize_PIPELINE_models.py
                                   ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

In the first snippet, the final line reads:
'python' (calling the interpreter) 'serialize_PIPELINE_models.py' (calling
my python program) 'homology_models[i]' (the file to run it on)

the glob.glob routine returns a list of files, so maybe python does not
allow the syntax "python (call interpreter)" "list entry" ?

Many thanks.
Spyros



On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 7:57 PM, Alan Gauld <alan.gauld at btinternet.com>wrote:

> On 18/05/12 19:23, Spyros Charonis wrote:
>
>> Dear Python community,
>>
>> I have a set of ~500 files which I would like to run a script on.
>>
> > ...Is there a way in which I can iteratively execute my script
> > over all 500 files
>
> Yes.
> You could use os.walk() or the glob module depending on whether
> the files are in a folder heirarchy or a single folder.
>
> That will give you access to each file.
> Put your functionality into a function taking a single file
> as input and a list to which you append the new data.
> Call that function for each file in turn.
>
> Try that and if you get stuck come back with a more specific question, the
> code you used and the full error text.
>
> --
> Alan G
> Author of the Learn to Program web site
> http://www.alan-g.me.uk/
>
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