file open error

On 09/02/07, Jalil <jalilsangmail.com> wrote:

Hi Jalil,

Because you're doing this:

> from os import *

It means that when you get to this line:

> fh=open(filename)

You're actually calling os.open, which is lower-level than
the
standard open() and expects different arguments.

Many people recommend not doing "from .. import *"
if you can possibly
avoid it because of this precise problem!

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On Thu, Feb 08, 2007, Jalil wrote:
>
>   Hey guys,
>   I have this simple code and i cant seem to get it to
run.
>   here is the code.
>   from os import *
>   import re
>   hostname =raw_input("Host name : ") or
'<unknown>'
>   mac_addr =input("Mac address : ")
>   filename='/etc/dhcpd.conf'
>   fh=open(filename)
>   m = re.match(hostname,fh.readlines())
>   if m!=None:
>       m.group()
>   Here is the error I get when i try to run the code
>   monkeysee% python sys_wireless.py
>   Host name :
>   Mac address : 1234567
>   Traceback (most recent call last):
>     File "sys_wireless.py", line 8, in ?
>      
fh=open("/etc/dhcpd.conf","r")
>   TypeError: an integer is required
>   I dont know what the issue is?
>   any hints ?

It appears to me that your ``from os import *'' is biting
you in
the butt as the os.open command is being executed instead of
the
normal open.

Bill
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