'awk' version of this Python code? -

this python code:

with open('a') f:     a, b = f     a, b = a.strip(), b.strip()

while awk code:

awk '{printf $1":"}'

i modify awk code can python code above does.

as seen above, awk code mess.

i need grab line 1 , 2 file a , permit me use variables. possible in python code.

or perhaps there else native linux?

that should of?

if not mistaken, there is:

but fastest of awk.

i hope python code has error/exception handling, in case file a has more 2 lines.

i assume file has 2 lines, , in awk:

awk '{a[nr]=$0}end{ #here whatever a[1] (a) , a[2] (b)}' file

for example:

kent$  seq 2|awk '{a[nr]=$0}end{print "hello "a[1]; print "hi "a[2]}' hello 1 hi 2

or this:

kent$  seq 2|awk '{a[nr]=$0}end{printf "%s:%s\n",a[1],a[2]}'            1:2

i hope helps.

Sher