Load data from txt file

load.py

# Load data
def loadDataSet(filename):
    """
   load dataset into data-matrix and label-matrix
   
   Parameters
   ----------
   filename : String
       File path containing the data
       
   Returns
   -------
   dataLabel : collections
       a simple class which represents the data-matrix and label-matrix
   """    
    #use collections.namedtuple to construct a simple class to represent each data matrix
    data = collections.namedtuple('data',['dataMat','labelMat'])
    
    with open(filename) as file:
        numFeat = len(file.readline().split('\t')) - 1  # Assumes last value is the taget(-1)
        
    dataMat = []; labelMat = []
    with open(filename) as file:
        for line in file.readlines():
            lineArr = []
            curLine = line.strip().split('\t')
            [lineArr.append(float(curLine[i])) for i in range(numFeat)]
            dataMat.append(lineArr)
            labelMat.append(float(curLine[-1]))
    dataLabel = data(dataMat, labelMat) 
    return  dataLabel    

filename = 'ex0.txt'
# Access data as data.datamat and label as data.labelMat
data = loadDataSet(filename)