PrintRange.py

# Where to get the data:
# Crimes_-_2001_to_present.csv
# https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/crimes-2001-to-present-398a4
# THIS IS A BIG FILE - 1.5 gig
# prints a range within the file
#USAGE: Line 0 is the header row
# python PrintRange.py Crimes_-_2001_to_present.csv 0 15
import sys
filename = sys.argv[1]
starT = int(sys.argv[2])
enD = int(sys.argv[3])
#starT = 100
#enD = 150


def printRange(filename,starT,enD):
    N=10000
    f=open(filename)
    count=0
    for i in range(N):
        count=count+1
        line=f.next().strip()
        if count > starT:
            print "LineNumber :",count-1,"\n",line,"\n"
            
            if count >enD:
                
                sys.exit()

    f.close()
if __name__ == "__main__":

    printRange(filename,starT,enD)