How to load lines from a file into variables that can be either strings, floats, or ints?

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I tried using int() and str() but it gave me an ValueError. I'm making a RPG where you can save and load your data using text files, and i want it to take data from a previous game (in a text file, already achieved) and set the variables from specific line numbers, so you get your previous data.
My code is:
f = open(name+".txt",'r')
enter = f.readline()
y = enter[0]
hp = enter[1]
coins = enter[2]
status = enter[3]
y2 = enter[4]
y3 = enter[5]
energy = enter[6]
stamina = enter[7]
item1 = enter[8]
item2 = enter[9]
item3 = enter[10]
equipped = enter[11]
firstime = enter[12]
armorpoint1 = enter[13]
armorpoint2 = enter[14]
armorpoints = enter[15]
upgradepoint1 = enter[16]
upgradepoint2 = enter[17]
firstime3 = enter[18]
firstime4 = enter[19]
part2 = enter[20]
receptionist = enter[21]
unlocklist = enter[22]
armorlist = enter[23]
heal1 = enter[24]
heal2 = enter[25]
heal3 = enter[26]
unlocked = enter[27]
unlocked2 = enter[28]
f.close()

(I didn't put in global because it would be too long.)
When I run this, I get an error saying the index is out of range. The code is on https://repl.it/@HamsterCoding/Screen-Testing#screen.py if you want to see it better.

burntchowmein · Answer

You're getting an index out of bounds because readline() only reads the one line. You should use readlines() to get an array of all the lines in your text file.
File:
duck
1
c
1.2

Code:
f = open("duck.txt")
enter = f.readlines() # Changed from readline to readlines
y = enter[0].replace("n", "") # .replace replaces all newlines ("n") with empty strings
hp = enter[1].replace("n", "")
coins = enter[2].replace("n", "")
status = enter[3].replace("n", "")
print(enter)
print(y)
print(int(hp)) # cast str to int
print(coins)
print(float(status)) # cast str to float

Output:
['duckn', '1n', 'cn', '1.2']
duck
1 # int
c
1.2 # float

Baraa · Answer

Let's say you have the following txt-file:
1
word
2.5

The first issue you face is that the default type of the value from the text file is going to be string. Therefore, a classification of the content of the file would help you. The following piece of code will achieve this:
f = open('1.txt', 'r')
val_int = []
val_float = []
val_str = []
for i, line in enumerate(f):
    try:
        val = float(line)
        if val.is_integer():
            val_int.append((i,int(val)))
        else:
            val_float.append((i,val))
    except:
        val_str.append((i,line.replace('n','')))
f.close()
print(val_int) # OUTCOME: [(0, 1)]
print(val_float) # OUTCOME: [(2, 2.5)]
print(val_str) # OUTCOME: [(1,'word')]

The tuple to maintain the index of the line for future use.

How to load lines from a file into variables that can be either strings, floats, or ints?

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