argparse, python3, can't use parsed file as file










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So I need to parse .txt file as argument to my script. And then split it by lines, turn it into list and then print it.



parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument('textA', type=argparse.FileType('r'), nargs=1, default='textA.txt')
args = parser.parse_args()

textA = args.textA.read().split('n')
print(textA)


So but it's ending up with AttributeError: 'list' object has no attribute 'read' in console



I think I just don't know how to parse file proparly



Sorry about my english grammar










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  • Include a print(args) in your debugging code so you have clear idea of what the parser produced. That would show you that it produced a one element list, not just an opened file.
    – hpaulj
    Nov 11 at 17:39















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So I need to parse .txt file as argument to my script. And then split it by lines, turn it into list and then print it.



parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument('textA', type=argparse.FileType('r'), nargs=1, default='textA.txt')
args = parser.parse_args()

textA = args.textA.read().split('n')
print(textA)


So but it's ending up with AttributeError: 'list' object has no attribute 'read' in console



I think I just don't know how to parse file proparly



Sorry about my english grammar










share|improve this question





















  • Include a print(args) in your debugging code so you have clear idea of what the parser produced. That would show you that it produced a one element list, not just an opened file.
    – hpaulj
    Nov 11 at 17:39













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1







So I need to parse .txt file as argument to my script. And then split it by lines, turn it into list and then print it.



parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument('textA', type=argparse.FileType('r'), nargs=1, default='textA.txt')
args = parser.parse_args()

textA = args.textA.read().split('n')
print(textA)


So but it's ending up with AttributeError: 'list' object has no attribute 'read' in console



I think I just don't know how to parse file proparly



Sorry about my english grammar










share|improve this question













So I need to parse .txt file as argument to my script. And then split it by lines, turn it into list and then print it.



parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument('textA', type=argparse.FileType('r'), nargs=1, default='textA.txt')
args = parser.parse_args()

textA = args.textA.read().split('n')
print(textA)


So but it's ending up with AttributeError: 'list' object has no attribute 'read' in console



I think I just don't know how to parse file proparly



Sorry about my english grammar







python-3.x argparse






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  • Include a print(args) in your debugging code so you have clear idea of what the parser produced. That would show you that it produced a one element list, not just an opened file.
    – hpaulj
    Nov 11 at 17:39
















  • Include a print(args) in your debugging code so you have clear idea of what the parser produced. That would show you that it produced a one element list, not just an opened file.
    – hpaulj
    Nov 11 at 17:39















Include a print(args) in your debugging code so you have clear idea of what the parser produced. That would show you that it produced a one element list, not just an opened file.
– hpaulj
Nov 11 at 17:39




Include a print(args) in your debugging code so you have clear idea of what the parser produced. That would show you that it produced a one element list, not just an opened file.
– hpaulj
Nov 11 at 17:39












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The narg parameter is the cause of the problem.



This is the documentation that explains the usage of this parameter
https://docs.python.org/3/library/argparse.html?highlight=argparse#nargs



  1. If you wish this arg to be optional and defaults to 'textA.txt', you should use nargs="?" in this case.

  2. If you wish to make this a mandatory field, change args.textA.read() to args.textA[0].read() and leave nargs=1 as is





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    The narg parameter is the cause of the problem.



    This is the documentation that explains the usage of this parameter
    https://docs.python.org/3/library/argparse.html?highlight=argparse#nargs



    1. If you wish this arg to be optional and defaults to 'textA.txt', you should use nargs="?" in this case.

    2. If you wish to make this a mandatory field, change args.textA.read() to args.textA[0].read() and leave nargs=1 as is





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      The narg parameter is the cause of the problem.



      This is the documentation that explains the usage of this parameter
      https://docs.python.org/3/library/argparse.html?highlight=argparse#nargs



      1. If you wish this arg to be optional and defaults to 'textA.txt', you should use nargs="?" in this case.

      2. If you wish to make this a mandatory field, change args.textA.read() to args.textA[0].read() and leave nargs=1 as is





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        The narg parameter is the cause of the problem.



        This is the documentation that explains the usage of this parameter
        https://docs.python.org/3/library/argparse.html?highlight=argparse#nargs



        1. If you wish this arg to be optional and defaults to 'textA.txt', you should use nargs="?" in this case.

        2. If you wish to make this a mandatory field, change args.textA.read() to args.textA[0].read() and leave nargs=1 as is





        share|improve this answer












        The narg parameter is the cause of the problem.



        This is the documentation that explains the usage of this parameter
        https://docs.python.org/3/library/argparse.html?highlight=argparse#nargs



        1. If you wish this arg to be optional and defaults to 'textA.txt', you should use nargs="?" in this case.

        2. If you wish to make this a mandatory field, change args.textA.read() to args.textA[0].read() and leave nargs=1 as is






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