Create Pandas DataFrame from txt file with specific pattern

Question

I need to create a Pandas DataFrame based on a text file based on the following structure:

Alabama[edit]
Auburn (Aubu         


        

Answer 1

You seem to be from Coursera's Introduction to Data Science course. Passed my test with this solution. I would advice not copying the whole solution but using it just for refrence purpose :)

lines = open('university_towns.txt').readlines()

l=[]
lofl=[]
flag=False
for line in lines:
    l = []
    if('[edit]' in line):
        index = line[:-7]
    elif('(' in line):
        pos = line.find('(')
        line = line[:pos-1]
        l.append(index)
        l.append(line)
        flag=True
    else:
        line = line[:-1]
        l.append(index)
        l.append(line)
        flag=True
    if(flag and np.array(l).size!=0):
        lofl.append(l)
df = pd.DataFrame(lofl,columns=["State","RegionName"])