Python read in string from file and split it into values [closed]

Answer 1

I would do something like:

filename = "mynumbers.txt"
mynumbers = []
with open(filename) as f:
    for line in f:
        mynumbers.append([int(n) for n in line.strip().split(',')])
for pair in mynumbers:
    try:
        x,y = pair[0],pair[1]
        # Do Something with x and y
    except IndexError:
        print "A line in the file doesn't have enough entries."

The with open is recommended in http://docs.python.org/tutorial/inputoutput.html since it makes sure files are closed correctly even if an exception is raised during the processing.