Read . txt file and write each line in a variable - Python

Question

Good afternoon, you guys! I’m having trouble recording each line into a variable to be used in a for. In my file . txt has a list of several contacts, e.g.: [email protected], [email protected].

What I need to do is use this file . txt to send contact messages by contact. Here’s an example of how I tried to make the code:

contatos = open("contatos.txt", "r")
linhas = contatos.readlines()
for linha in linhas:
    msg = "Boa tarde"
    mac.send_message_to(msg, linha)
contatos.close()

This mac.send_message_to() method is being imported from another file... Who can help me I thank!

Answer 1

From what I understand, you just want to save the contacts so they can be accessed one by one. If the file is a contact per line, just insert it into an array (list) and access it later. If the file is several per line, separated by some character (comma, colon, etc.), you will need to process the line before inserting it into the list. Below is an example that should work.

contatos = open("contatos.txt", "r")
contatos_array = []
linhas = contatos.readlines()
for linha in linhas:
    contatos_array.append(linha)
contatos.close()

for contato in contatos_array:
    msg = "Boa tarde"
    mac.send_message_to(msg, contato)