I have a .txt file which includes the following: Karin 3543 Joe 2354 Bob 2019 I am able to find the maximum value of all integers and have the line in a variable, i, but the problem comes in when I try and find the contents of the line above the highest integer. For example, 3543 is the highest, so "Karin" would be stored in a variable. Any idea on how this would be done? with open("r.txt", 'r') as f: highestScore = 0 highestPlayer = "" line_numbers = [1, 3, 5] for i, line in enumerate(f): if i in line_numbers: if int(line) > int(highestScore): highestScore = line elif i > 5: # number of lines in .txt file break print(highestPlayer, str(highestScore)) Continue reading...
