if __name__ == "__main__": placenames = [] with open("placenames.txt", "r") as f: for placename in f.readlines(): if "," in placename: new_placename = placename.split(",")[0].strip() if new_placename not in placenames: placenames.append(new_placename) print(new_placename) with open("airports.txt", "w") as f: for placename in placenames: f.write(placename + "\n")