Reading Files and Numbering Lines
Python can read other files (as we know) but it can also rewind and print the lines again. Just define a function called rewind and you’re all set to go.
from sys import argv
script, input_file = argv
def print_all(f):
print f.read()
def rewind(f):
f.seek(0)
def print_a_line(line_count, f):
print line_count, f.readline()
current_file = open(input_file)
print "First, let's print the whole file:\n"
print_all(current_file)
print "Now rewind."
rewind(current_file)
print "Let's print three lines:"
current_line = 1
print_a_line(current_line, current_file)
current_line = current_line + 1
print_a_line(current_line, current_file)
current_line = current_line + 1
print_a_line(current_line, current_file)