def read_moduleDB():
  n=-2
  falias = open("newModuleDB.txt","r")
  for r in falias:
   n += 1
   if n == -1 : continue
   a = r.split()
   Bec[n] = int(a[1]);  Lay[n] = int(a[2]);
   Eta[n] = int(a[3]);  Phi[n] = int(a[4]);
   Mfr[n] = a[5];       Orient[n] = int(a[6]);
   Pscrate[n] = int(a[7]);
   Pschannel[n] = int(a[8]);
   if n == 4087 :
     print "Phi[%d] = %d" % (n,Phi[n])
   if n == 4087 : break
  falias.close()

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$ python read_write.py
This is to write using python! 222 This is to write using python!