filename = "20070704_samba_filesharing_ogg_theora_1280x720.srt" f = open(filename) data = f.readlines() for j in range(2, len(data), 4): #print j, data[j] print "#: " + filename + ":" + str(j) + "(para)" print "msgid \"" + data[j].strip("\n") + "\"" print "msgstr \"\"\n"