how can I read lines of students ID and their answers then split the ID from answers?

Question

I am trying to read a file that contain the ID of students and their answers of multiple choices ...when I wrote this code :
file = input('please enter the exame file: ')

inputfile = open(file+'.txt','r')

modaleAnswer = inputfile.readline()
print (modaleAnswer)
for lines in inputfile:
lines.split()
ID = lines[0]
answer = lines[1]

it give me this:
please enter the exame file: inpot
abcdefabcdefabcdefab

1
9
5
4
3

instead of two fields!!!

Answer 1

lines.split() supposed to return an array. but you did not provide a variable to which to return it.
try this:

fields = lines.split()
ID = fields[0]
answer = fields[1]

OR:

ID, answer = lines.split()[:2]

Answer 2

wow
I see , thanks alot