1 def sanitize(time_string):
 2     if '-' in time_string:
 3         splitter = '-'
 4     elif ':' in time_string:
 5         splitter = ':'
 6     else :
 7         return (time_string)
 8     (mins,secs) = time_string.split(splitter)
 9     return (mins + '.' +secs)
10 
11 
12 class Athlete:
13     def __init__(self,a_name,a_dob=None,a_times=[]):
14         self.name = a_name
15         self.dob = a_dob
16         self.times = a_times
17 
18 
19 
20 def get_coach_data (filename):
21     try:
22         with open (filename) as f:
23             data =f.readline()
24         templ = data.strip().split(',')
25         return(Athlete(templ.pop(0),templ.pop(0),templ))
26     except IOError as ioerr:
27         print('File Error' + str(ioerr))
28         return(None)
29 
30 def top3(self):
31     return(sorted(set([sanitize(t) for t in self.times]))[0:3])
32 
33 james = get_coach_data('james2.txt')
34 print(james.name)
35 print(james.times)
36 print(str(james.top3()))