Import python list from .txt file into Mathematica

[member 428835]

Hi PF!

I am trying to import k.txt file into Mathematica as a list of numbers. The k.txt looks like this:

[5.315967917338153e-06, -3.204321972222162e-08, 3.6041782425371564e-09, -3.853442465663655e-08, 8.699510604529962e-07, -1.4284341965847237e-08, 2.855341882658808e-09, -1.1022087781880504e-08, 2.884254278951357e-07]

Currently I'm trying ReadList["k.txt", String] but this imports the entire list as a string (obviously) which I then don't know how to extract numbers. Any ideas? Alternatively, since k.txt is being created in Python, perhaps there's a way to export python list to mathematica list (I've googled it but can't seem to get it working).

 

[DrClaude]

How are you exporting the list in Python?

 

[member 428835]

How are you exporting the list in Python?

Sorry, I'm using

    with open("k.txt", "w") as output:
        output.write(str(result))

where result is a list of numbers. Is there a better way so Mathematica can read it?

 

[DrClaude]

The square brackets are a problem. If you could export without them, then

Import["k.txt", "CSV"]

should work.

 

[pbuk]

The square brackets are a problem. If you could export without them

# use
output.write(str(result)[1:-1])
# instead of
output.write(str(result))

 

[member 428835]

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