Here is a Python script that compares two files, File1.txt and File2.txt, and writes the duplicate lines to a new file, File3.txt.
#!/usr/bin/env python3
import sys
from collections import defaultdict
def compare_files(file1, file2, output):
lines1 = set()
lines2 = set()
with open(file1, 'r') as f1:
for line in f1:
lines1.add(line.strip())
with open(file2, 'r') as f2:
for line in f2:
lines2.add(line.strip())
duplicates = lines1 & lines2
with open(output, 'w') as f:
for line in duplicates:
f.write(line)
if __name__ == "__main__":
if len(sys.argv) != 4:
print("Usage: python compare_files.py <file1> <file2> <output>")
sys.exit(1)
compare_files(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2], sys.argv[3])
Save this script as compare_files.py and run it from the command line:
python compare_files.py File1.txt File2.txt File3.txt
This script uses Python's built-in set data structure to efficiently store lines from each file and find the duplicates. It then writes the duplicates to the output file.
Here is the generated HTML output for the question:
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<h1>Compare Two Files</h1>
<h2>Question</h2>
<p>I'm trying to compare two files, <code>File2.txt</code> based on a string found in <code>File1.txt</code>. I would like to keep duplicate lines as seen in <code>File3.txt</code>. The order would not necessarily be the same as in the input files.</p>
<h2>Script</h2>
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
import sys
from collections import defaultdict
def compare_files(file1, file2, output):
lines1 = set()
lines2 = set()
with open(file1, 'r') as f1:
for line in f1:
lines1.add(line.strip())
with open(file2, 'r') as f2:
for line in f2:
lines2.add(line.strip())
duplicates = lines1 & lines2
with open(output, 'w') as f:
for line in duplicates:
f.write(line)
if __name__ == "__main__":
if len(sys.argv) != 4:
print("Usage: python compare_files.py <file1> <file2> <output>")
sys.exit(1)
compare_files(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2], sys.argv[3])
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<h2>References</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Book:</strong> A Pressman, "Introduction to Computer Science Using Python", 3rd ed., Pearson, 2018.</li>
<li><strong>Online Resource:</strong> <a href="https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/datastructures.html">Python Tutorial - Data Structures</a></li>
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