python issue

Question

You are tasked with writing a program that will extract values from a specified field from a file. This file will be space (" ") separated.
You are expected to use the split() method and correctly extract the specified field that has been specified in the command line arguments.
Example 1:
python scissors.py 1 cats.txtGinger
Mainecoon
Lynx
Ocelot
Example 2:
python scissors.py 2 dogs.txtGreatDane
Mastiff
Shephard
Wolf
How to deal with this kind of question, many thanks!!!

Answer 1

file = open(sys.argv[2], "r").read().split(' ')
for e in file:
print e

Maybe this will help you.