Create exc_mod1_p1_parse_text_file_var_log.py

spse_excercises/exc_mod1_p1_parse_text_file_var_log.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# I am not reading /var/log/messages because it needs root.
+# Therefore I chose another file which allows read for standard user: dpkg.log
+
+# I am reading the fully installed packages from dpkg.log.
+
+for line in open("/var/log/dpkg.log"):
+    if " installed" in line:
+        print line
+
+# Other way of doing this
+file_descriptor = open("/var/log/dpkg.log", "r")
+for line in file_descriptor:
+    if " installed" in line:
+        #print line # prints full lines
+        print line.split()[4]
+file_descriptor.close()