python-kurs-softed/beispiele/readfile4.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import sys

if len(sys.argv) >= 2:
    filename = sys.argv[1]
else:
    filename = "data.txt"

data = {}

with open(filename, "r") as fileobj:
    for i, line in enumerate(fileobj):
        line = line.strip()  # remove whitespace from start/end of line

        if line.startswith('#'):
            # ignore comment lines
            continue

        name, raw_data = line.split(":", 1)  # split line at first colon
        items = raw_data.split(",")          # split raw data at commas

        data[name.strip()] = items


for key in data:
    print(key, data[key])