[Python-Dev] Use for enumerate() (original) (raw)

David Ascher DavidA@ActiveState.com
Fri, 26 Apr 2002 17:24:12 -0700

Patrick K. O'Brien wrote:

[David Ascher]

def getline(filename, lineno): if lineno >= 1: for i, line in enumerate(open(filename)): if i == lineno - 1: return line return ''

But you broke the "always close the file" rule. Cheater!!! The file will get closed. I'm just not guaranteeing when =).