donhamiltoniii · May 4, 2018 01:19 · May 4, 2018
diff --git a/rattleprofileparser.py b/rattleprofileparser.py
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+#! usr/bin/env python3
+
+#This script will compile lifetime rattle profiles of long term snakes and spit out their ID and a list of segment values, newest to oldest
+
+#load required modules
+import sys
+import os
+import re
+import argparse
+
+
+def get_args():
+    #create an ArgumentParser object ('parser')
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+
+    #add required arguments
+    parser.add_argunent("txt", help="name of the txt, tab delimited, data file")
+
+    #parse the arguments
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+
+
+def parse_file():
+    #open the txt file
+    # make the reference to the file a string
+    complete = open('whatever-file-you-are-parsing.txt', 'r')
+
+    print(complete)
+
+
+
+
+def build_lists():
+    # add anything in here so it closes the function
+    variableToMakeCompilerHappy = 'Pike Mouth help you.'
+
+
+
+
+
+def main():
+    # take out complete
+    parse_file()
+
+main()
+
+
+# I made a file named 'whatever-file-you-are-parsing.txt'
+# in the project directory
+#
+# Here's the output I get when I run that:
+#
+# `<open file 'whatever-file-you-are-parsing.txt', mode 'r' at 0x106ff24b0>`