[Tutor] Fwd: File handling Tab separated files

[Brian Lockwood]

>> 
>> Here are some fixes
>> 
>> filename is a variable and hence should not be in quotes.
>> file_ is then called ‘f’ on the next line.
>> The indenting is a bit wrong but this may just be your email.
>> 
>> the line read_data … should be followed by something that appends the read_data to “object” which should be declared earlier.
>> 
>>> On 19 Apr 2018, at 09:45, Niharika Jakhar <niharika1883 at gmail.com <mailto:niharika1883 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi
>>> I want to store a file from BioGRID database (tab separated file, big data)
>>> into a data structure(I prefer lists, please let me know if another would
>>> be better) and I am trying to print the objects.
>>> Here’s my code:
>>> class BioGRIDReader:
>>>   def __init__(self, filename):
>>>           with open('filename', 'r') as file_:
>>>           read_data = f.read()
>>>           for i in file_ :
>>>               read_data = (i.split('\t'))
>>>               return (objects[:100])
>>> 
>>> a = BioGRIDReader
>>> print (a.__init__(test_biogrid.txt))
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Here's what the terminal says:
>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>> File "./BioGRIDReader.py", line 23, in <module>
>>>   print (a.__init__(test_biogrid.txt))
>>> NameError: name 'test_biogrid' is not defined
>>> 
>>> The file named test_biogrid.txt do exist in the same folder as this program.
>>> 
>>> I am unable to go further with this code. Kindly help me out.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks and regards
>>> NIHARIKA
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