Python: RuntimeError: maximum recursion depth exceeded

Question

I am trying to read through lines of a text file to split and pull strings that are between # signs. When I run my code I am getting the error

RuntimeError: maximum recursion depth exceeded

Here is my code below, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

#function
def parameterPull(line):
    if line.count('#') > 0:
        temp = eachLine.split('#',1)[1]
        temp2 = temp.split('#',1)[0]
        temp3 = temp.split('#',1)[1]

        #write these scripts to a file
        parameterFile.write('\n'+temp2+'\n')

        #check for multiple instance on the same line
        if temp3.count('#') > 0:
            parameterPull(temp3)

#make replacements
for eachLine in resultFile:
    parameterPull(eachLine)


parameterFile.close()

timgeb timgeb · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-18T16:17:06

You need line instead of eachLine in the function body. I made a quick test with a sample resultFile (several lines of # x # y # z #) and no error occurred after making the change.

Python: RuntimeError: maximum recursion depth exceeded

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