How to read integers from a file in Python

Question

So I have a file that looks like this

2
3
1  2  3  4  5  6

So I need to read this file in three separate variables. For the first two I use something like this:

guests = int(input_file.readline())
length = int(input_file.readline())

But for the third line I need a list, how do I transform that to an integer, I've tried this:

sticks = input_file.readline()
sticks = [int(i) for i in sticks]

But it gives me an error: invalid literal for int() with base 10

`ticks = [int(i) for i in input_file.readline().split()]` – dawg Apr 23 '20 at 15:38 — dawg, Apr 23 '20 at 15:38

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 23 '20 at 15:38

1

You need to use split() to read multiple integers on a line

sticks = [int(i) for i in sticks.split()]

answered Apr 23 '20 at 15:38

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