gistfile1.txt

eFile = [None]*8
mFile = [None]*8
import csv
eFile[0] = open('CvR.txt')
mFile[0] = open('Selected_C1_D0.07_Comparisons_CG_per_pmt_delta_mean_median.txt')
eFile[1] = open('CvR.txt')
mFile[1] = open('Selected_C1_D0.11_Comparisons_CG_per_genebody_delta_mean_median.txt')
eFile[2] = open('MCvMR.txt')
mFile[2] = open('Selected_C2_D0.07_Comparisons_CG_per_pmt_delta_mean_median.txt')
eFile[3] = open('MCvMR.txt')
mFile[3] = open('Selected_C2_D0.17_Comparisons_CG_per_genebody_delta_mean_median.txt')
eFile[4] = open('FCvFR.txt')
mFile[4] = open('Selected_C3_D0.06_Comparisons_CG_per_pmt_delta_mean_median.txt')
eFile[5] = open('FCvFR.txt')
mFile[5] = open('Selected_C3_D0.04_Comparisons_CG_per_genebody_delta_mean_median.txt')
eFile[6] = open('FvM.txt')
mFile[6] = open('Selected_C4_D0.11_Comparisons_CG_per_pmt_delta_mean_median.txt')
eFile[7] = open('FvM.txt')
mFile[7] = open('Selected_C4_D0.09_Comparisons_CG_per_genebody_delta_mean_median.txt')

savedRows = []
geneSymbols = []
matchedRows = []

for y in range (0,1): #range edited for debugging
    
    for line in eFile[y]:
        line2 = line.split('\t')
        if line2[2] == 'Olfr1411':
            print (line) #this outputs the broken values seen in the list from my original post
            print (str(line2))
        savedRows.append(line)
        geneSymbols.append(line[2])

    #for line in eFile[y]: --> this is the actual code, the one above is what I am using to debug..
        #line = line.split('\t')
        #savedRows.append(line)
        #geneSymbols.append(line[2])


    for line in mFile[y]:
        line = line.split()
        for x in range(0,len(geneSymbols)):
            if line[0] == geneSymbols[x]:
                matchedRows.append(savedRows[x])
######### This would be what would run on your computer since you dont have the source files. I hope I used the \t's right..
line = 'ENSMUSG00000062497\tchr1\tOlfr1411\tolfactory receptor\t1411\tprotein_coding\t972\t0\t0\t0\t0\t0\t0\t0\t#DIV/0!\t0.293586586 1'
line2 = line.split('\t')
if line2[2] == 'Olfr1411':
    print (line) #this outputs the broken values seen in the list from my original post
    print (str(line2))