viewNlines.py

#!/usr/local/bin/python
#Author: JackNorthrup
#Usage : python viewNlines.py data/co2.csv 5
import sys
PATH= sys.argv[1]
try:
    N = int(sys.argv[2])
except ValueError:
    print "path is to be followed by number of lines to read"
    sys.exit(1)
def Nlines(PATH,N):
    f=open(PATH)
    for i in range(N):
        line=f.next().strip()
        print line
    f.close()
if __name__ == "__main__":
    Nlines(PATH,N)

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