read file assistance

[flatman123]

Hello

i'm trying to read multiple lines in a file and it doesn't seem to work when I assigned my readline() method to a variable( it keeps printing the first line). It only seems to work when i don't assign it to a variable ..any ideas?

heres my code:
# i'm using Python 3.6.2

# Here is it not working
gradesfile = open(gradesfile_path,'r')
readgrades = gradesfile.readline()

print(readgrades)
'*Assigne 1 grades\n'  # This is the output

print(readgrades)
'*Assigne 1 grades\n' # This is the output


# Here is it working when i don't call the variable

print(gradesfile.readline())
'*Assigne 1 grades\n'  # This is the output

print(gradesfile.readline())
'*Columns\n'   # This is the output

print(gradesfile.readline())
'*ID\t   grade\n'  # This is the output

[squenson]

When you execute readgrades = gradesfile.readline(), the value of readgrades is fixed until you change it. Therefore, it is normal that on lines 5 and 8, the result is the same. You need to execute another readline() statement to change the value.

The best way to do it is to make a loop like:

for readgrades in gradesfile:
    print(readgrades)

If you want to assign a method to a variable, you do it this way (note the presence or absence of parenthesis):

readgrades = gradesfile.readline # without parenthesis, you assign a method
print(readgrades()) # running the method (returning its value) requires parenthesis
print(readgrades())

[flatman123]

When you execute readgrades = gradesfile.readline(), the value of readgrades is fixed until you change it. Therefore, it is normal that on lines 5 and 8, the result is the same. You need to execute another readline() statement to change the value.

The best way to do it is to make a loop like:

for readgrades in gradesfile:
    print(readgrades)

If you want to assign a method to a variable, you do it this way (note the presence or absence of parenthesis):

readgrades = gradesfile.readline # without parenthesis, you assign a method
print(readgrades()) # running the method (returning its value) requires parenthesis
print(readgrades())

makes sense, thanks for the assistance, much appreciated.