split funtion in python

[coolman]

does any one know how to use the split function in pthyon I want to know how to split up numbers and names from a input file

for example

122323fred
334344man

[redhead]

If you have the lines in a file ie:

f = open("path/to/filename")
   lines = f.readlines()
   for line in lines:
       # do something with line
       line_head = line[start:6]
       line_tail = line[6:-1]

[coolman]

i have the file in a directory called my documents and another directory called computer science and the file is there

f = open("mydocuments/computerscience/student.txt")
   lines = f.readlines()
   for line in lines:
       # do something with line
       line_head = line[start:6]
       line_tail = line[6:-1]

but this dont work any ideas

[redhead]

Works for me:

~> cat test.pl
#!/usr/bin/python
#
f = open("stud.txt")
lines = f.readlines()
for line in lines:
     # do something with line
     line_head = line[0:6]
     line_tail = line[6:-1]
     print "Line Head: " + line_head
     print "Line Tail: " + line_tail
~> cat stud.txt
122323fred
334344man
~> ./test.pl
Line Head: 122323
Line Tail: fred
Line Head: 334344
Line Tail: man

[coolman]

the file is in a directory called Python, but this still dont work I am trying to read in the file

f = open('/Python/Stud.txt) 
lines = f.readlines()   #lines in the file
for line in lines:      #loop line is variable
     print line      #to test

Please I have been stuck for ages

[teknomage1]

Remove the leading slash from "/Python/Stud.txt" . I suspect you meant "Python/Stud.txt" since I doubt /Python is a folder off root.

[coolman]

f = open('Python/Stud.txt) 
lines = f.readlines()   #lines in the file
for line in lines:      #loop line is variable
     print line      #to test
	 
SyntaxError: EOL while scanning single-quoted string]

[teknomage1]

you left off a single quote this time "f = open('Python/Stud.txt) " should be "f = open('Python/Stud.txt')"

[coolman]

Python24 is a directory and student is a text file and i am trying to read in that file but its not working. so the pathway is just wrong any ideas

f = open('Python24/Student')
lines = f.readlines()
for line in lines:
      line_head = line[0:6]
     line_tail = line[6:-1]
     print "Line Head: " + line_head
     print "Line Tail: " + line_tail

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#0>", line 1, in -toplevel-
f = open('Python24/Student')
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'Python24/Student'

[teknomage1]

is it case sensitive? Are you running t from a folder that has Pyhton24/Student below it?

[coolman]

Its work But i had to use 'r' for reading the file but i got it to work thanks man