EOF in Python

[7raTEYdCql]

Suppose if i want to break out of a loop when the input given is the EOF then what will the conditional statement be.
i=input("")

if i=="EOF":
break

Will this work

[ghostdog74]

2 ways to iterate files
1) for loop


for line in open("file"):
print line

2) while loop


f=open("file")
while 1:
line=f.readline()
if not line: break
print line
f.close()

[LegendofTom]

If you iterate by line, the end of the file should be the end of the loop.

[WW]

One method is to catch the EOFError exception that will be raised:


>>> while True:
... try:
... s = raw_input("What is your name? ")
... except EOFError:
... print
... print "Bye."
... break
... print "Hello, %s" % s
...
What is your name? WW
Hello, WW
What is your name?
Bye.
>>>

I hit control-D at the second prompt.

[7raTEYdCql]

inputfile.readline() automatically detects the end of file, when inputfile is opened in read ony mode???

[7raTEYdCql]

My question is not about reading files.

I want to get input from terminal screen only, and i want to exit the loop of the program when ctrl+d(EOF) is typed. How is that done.

[7raTEYdCql]

Stupid question. I think the program automatically terminates when i press ctr+d.

Thanks anyway.

[7raTEYdCql]

No but i get a error when i press ctrl+d

How do i avoid this error??

[WW]

Reread my post above. :)

It works with input() as well as raw_input().

[slavik]

One method is to catch the EOFError exception that will be raised:


>>> while True:
... try:
... s = raw_input("What is your name? ")
... except EOFError:
... print
... print "Bye."
... break
... print "Hello, %s" % s
...
What is your name? WW
Hello, WW
What is your name?
Bye.
>>>

I hit control-D at the second prompt.
will this setup a try/catch block on ever loop iteration?

[WW]

will this setup a try/catch block on ever loop iteration?
Sorry, I don't understand your question. The code catches the EOFError exception that is raised when ctrl-D is entered. The code in the 'except' block includes a 'break' statement, which exits the while loop.

[danielgenin]

Sorry, I don't understand your question. The code catches the EOFError exception that is raised when ctrl-D is entered. The code in the 'except' block includes a 'break' statement, which exits the while loop.

Would it make more sense to enclose the whole while loop in try ... except, rather than having the except clause in the body of the while loop?