Define file open and read in a function
import sys
def open_file(file_name, mode):
"""Open a file."""
try:
the_file = open(file_name, mode)
except(IOError), e:
print "Unable to open the file", file_name, "Ending program.\n", e
raw_input("\n\nPress the enter key to exit.")
sys.exit()
else:
return the_file
def next_line(the_file):
"""Return next line from the trivia file, formatted."""
line = the_file.readline()
line = line.replace("/", "\n")
return line
trivia_file = open_file("trivia.txt", "r")
title = next_line(trivia_file)
print title
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