for_brian.py

fname = 'NAICS.txt'
ofname = 'NAICS_FIXED.txt'

with open(fname, 'r') as ifile:
    with open(ofname, 'w') as ofile: 
        for line in ifile.readline():
            parts = line.split(":")
            if len(parts) > 2:
                # we have a partial
                next_line = ifile.readline()
                new_line = '"%s":"%s"' % (line, next_line)
                ofile.writeline(new_line)
            else:
                ofile.writeline(line)
                

Thanks, Matt.

This is actually what I was looking to build.

Cheers!