#!/usr/bin/env python3.1 import sys fp = open(sys.argv[1], "rt", encoding="utf-8") fp1 = open("out1.tmp", "wt", encoding="utf-8") fp2 = open("out2.tmp", "wt", encoding="utf-8") odd = False for line in fp: odd = not odd if odd: fp1.write(line) else: fp2.write(line) fp2.close() fp1.close() fp.close()