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Software & DevOps

# Write a script to parse a large data file

A developer had ChatGPT write a script to parse a big file and lay out the results a certain way, then read through the script and checked the output on a sample.

## Steps

1. Share a sample of the file.
2. Generate the script.
3. Check the results on a small piece first.

## Prompt you can copy

```
Write a script that reads [file format] and outputs [summary/format]. Here's a sample: [paste]
```

## Tools

- ChatGPT

For Developers. Added October 12, 2026.

## Source

[hn](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41668521) · September 2024

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