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Hi
I have a folder and its contain 5 text files.
My question is
How can I navigate to folder and read two first line of the txt files in folder with python scripts?

I will be very greatful for your help.

Reagards
Tony

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What how have you tried to do it?

Post your code and we can see what is your problem

Tony

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Reading just two first line on the each text files in the folder.

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import glob
print "\n\n".join(["".join([l for l in open(inf).readlines()[:2]]) for inf in glob.glob("C:\\path\\to\\the\\dir\\*.txt")])
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Ok, another alternative solution:

from __future__ import print_function

import os


PATH = os.curdir
EXTENSIONS = '.TXT','.ME','1ST'

for filename in (inf for inf in os.listdir(PATH) 
                  if inf.upper().endswith(EXTENSIONS)):
     with open(filename) as textfile:
          try:
              print(next(textfile), next(textfile))
              print('-'*40)
          except StopIteration:
                 continue
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