# - - - l o a d R e g i o n s
def loadRegions ( db ):
'''Load the regions table.
[ (db is a CBCData instance) and
(REGIONS_FILE names a readable, valid data file for
the regions table) ->
db := db with the regions table populated from the file
named by REGIONS_FILE ]
'''
Quite similar to Section 7.3, “staticloader: loadNations()”.
#-- 1 --
# [ inFile := a readable file for REGIONS_FILE ]
inFile = file ( REGIONS_FILE )
#-- 2 --
# [ db.s +:= new regions rows made from the lines of inFile ]
for rawLine in inFile:
#-- 2 body --
# [ rawLine is a valid regions file line ->
# db.s +:= a new regions row made from rawLine ]
addRegion ( db, rawLine )
#-- 3 --
# [ db := db with the transaction in db.s committed ]
db.s.commit()
inFile.close()