Re: a simple 'for' question

[Rajanikanth Jammalamadaka]

Hi!

Try this

for x in folders:
open('my/path/way'+x+'myfile. txt','r')

Cheers,

Raj

On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 5:08 PM, Ben Keshet <keshet1@umbc.e duwrote:

Hi fans,
>
I want to use a 'for' iteration to manipulate files in a set of folders,
something like:
>
folders= ['1A28','1A6W',' 56Y7']
for x in folders:
print x # print the current folder
f = open('my/path/way/x/my_file.txt', 'r')
...
>
where 'x' in the pathway should iterate over '1A28','1A6W',' 56Y7'. How
should I identify 'x' in the pathway line as the same x that is iterating
over 'folders'?
>
I am getting the following error:
>
Traceback (most recent call last):
File
"C:\Python25\Li b\site-packages\python win\pywin\frame work\scriptutil s.py",
line 310, in RunScript
exec codeObject in __main__.__dict __
File "C:\Linux\Dock_ method_validati on\myscripts\te st_for.py", line 5, in
<module>
f = open('c:/Linux/Dock_method_val idation/x/receptor.mol2', 'r')
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory:
'c:/Linux/Dock_method_val idation/x/receptor.mol2'
>
I tired several variations: %x, 'x', "x", etc. all gave me similar errors.
>
Thanks for your help,
BK
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