# Dict for all devices params all_params = {'func': 0, 'status': 1, 'name': 2, 'id': 3, 'type_of_connection': 4, 'baud_rate': 5} # Read device params from .dat device file def read_device_params(name): file = open('data/{}.dat'.format(name), 'r') params = file.readline().split() file.close() return params # Change device params in .dat device file def write_device_params(name, param, value): try: file = open('data/{}.dat'.format(name), 'r+') params = file.readline().split() if value != '': params[all_params[param]] = str(value) else: params[all_params[param]] = 'none' file.seek(0) file.truncate() file.write(' '.join(params)) file.close() except IndexError: print('ErrorType = FileError: File.dat for this device does not exist')