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    5. Comprehending data: Work that data! > Coach Kelly needs your help

    Coach Kelly needs your help

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    The coach is an old friend, and you’d love to help. His crack squad of U10 athletes has been training hard. With each 600m run they do, Coach Kelly has recorded their time in a text file on his computer. There are four files in all, one each for James, Sarah, Julie, and Mikey.

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    Initially, the coach needs a quick way to know the top three fastest times for each athlete.

    Can you help?

    Do this!

    Before proceeding with this chapter, take a few moments to download the four data files from the Head First Python support website.

    Exercise

    Let’s begin by reading the data from each of the files into its own list. Write a short program to process each file, creating a list for each athlete’s data, and display the lists on screen.


      

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