How do I pass file directory as a method parameter?

Question

This codes here is that I read the file configurations first then thereafter I need to pass directory into the method known as the ednotes_extractor.get_ednotes()

 from preprocessing import ednotes_extractor

    csf_config_txt = open("..\CFS_Config.txt", "r")

    file_list = []
    root_dir = ""
    edn_txt = ""
    pcr_txt = ""

    for line in csf_config_txt:
        file_list.append(line)

    if "Folder Path = " in file_list[0]:
        root_dir = str(file_list[0])
        root_dir = root_dir.replace("Folder Path = ", "")
        root_dir = root_dir.replace("\n", "")

    if "ED Notes = " in file_list[1]:
        root_dir = str(file_list[1])
        root_dir = root_dir.replace("ED Notes = ", "")
        root_dir = root_dir.replace("\n", "")

    if "Patient Care Record = " in file_list[2]:
        root_dir = str(file_list[2])
        root_dir = root_dir.replace("Patient Care Record = ", "")
        root_dir = root_dir.replace("\n", "")

    print(file_list[2])

    def convert_txt(choices):
        if(choices == 1):
            #I would like to pass a directory in this method called theednotes_extractor 
            ednotes_extractor.get_ednotes(str2=file_list[1])
        elif(choices==2):
            print("Hi")

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Y M · Answer 1 · 2018-10-01T02:39:27.260

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Maybe this will help

arr1 = [1,2,3]
arr2 = [4,5,6]

just add both arrays without []

arr3 = arr1 + arr2

In your case

x = []
for i in range(0, len(arr_cat)):
    x += arr_cat[i]
print(len(x))

The above will suffice.

edited Oct 01 '18 at 02:39

answered Oct 01 '18 at 02:36

Y M

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the problem is that arr_cat consists of 44 arrays and i want to combine these 44 arrays into a single array within itself which is arr_cat @mango – Oct 01 '18 at 02:39
@Lynn I edited according to your needs. Does above work? – Y M Oct 01 '18 at 02:40
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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 01 '18 at 02:42

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List comprehension will do it. It will unpack the list of lists and place them into a new list.

flat_list = [item for sublist in arr_cat for item in sublist]
arr_cat = flat_list

answered Oct 01 '18 at 02:42

PL200

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this does not work @PL200 – Oct 01 '18 at 07:24

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 01 '18 at 07:06

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Try this:

from itertools import chain

new_list = list(chain(*arr_cat))

answered Oct 01 '18 at 07:06

Mehrdad Pedramfar

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Hi @mehrdad-pedramfar it cannot work... – Oct 01 '18 at 07:52
@Lynn I think that we misunderstand your desires, can you be a little more specific and share us you desired output? – Mehrdad Pedramfar Oct 01 '18 at 08:03
I have created another new question on this pls do check @mehrdad-pedramfar – Oct 01 '18 at 08:05
@Lynn i also checked it, it works just fine for me, can you tell me what do you get from my answer? – Mehrdad Pedramfar Oct 01 '18 at 08:06
Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:/Users/L31307/PycharmProjects/FYP/preprocessing/ednotes_extractor.py", line 154, in get_ednotes(str2) File "C:/Users/L31307/PycharmProjects/FYP/preprocessing/ednotes_extractor.py", line 120, in get_ednotes new_list = list(chain(*new_arr)) TypeError: 'list' object is not callable @mehrdad-pedramfar i got this error – Oct 01 '18 at 08:29
Ow. I think I just understand your problem, you have defined a variable named `list` in your code, don't do this, `list` is a built-in in python, change that variable name to something else like `lst`, then run the code again and update me by your result.@Lynn – Mehrdad Pedramfar Oct 01 '18 at 08:31
Hi @mehrdad-pedramfar the list is not callable means in ur codes list(chain(*arr_cat)) is not callable... – Oct 01 '18 at 08:35
@Lynn yes, and it is because you have overridden it in your code. – Mehrdad Pedramfar Oct 01 '18 at 08:36
okie thanks there are no error right now but there is a small issue here because the result is not what I desired – Oct 01 '18 at 08:40
what is the result and what is your desires ? – Mehrdad Pedramfar Oct 01 '18 at 08:41

How do I pass file directory as a method parameter?

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