title: How to work with the .asc file with python and possibly add a table in the .asc file in the data frame?
body: <p>I would like to load .asc file in python.
  Please find the following .asc file. -</p>
  <pre><code>@+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  @|    Ascii-Dataset FL.B5Lib, all entities in SI-units based on kN and cm, 0-based lists    |
  @+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  Program : FL.B5
  Version : 2.70000
  
  @DEFINITION OF ANALYSIS OPTIONS
  @------------------------------
  @CalcMode                        : Switches between calculation/design modes
  @                                  -&gt; 0 = Design
  @                                  -&gt; 1 = Check
  @                                  -&gt; 2 = LoadFactor
  @CalcModeFire                    : Switches between calculation/design modes for fire design
  @                                  -&gt; 0 = Design
  @                                  -&gt; 1 = Check
  @                                  -&gt; 2 = FireResistanceDuration
  @GenerateSelfWeight              : Toogles the automatic generation of self-weight loadcases
  @SelfWeightApplication           : Location, where the self-weight is applied
  @                                  -&gt; 0 = Segment
  @                                  -&gt; 1 = Continuous
  @NumSubElements                  : Number of subelements in each column segment (min = 4, default = 10)
  @MaxNumSubElements               : Max. number of subelements in column (min = 0, default = 25)
  @ExcludedDirection               : Displacement direction which is exculude from the analysis (e.g. forces 2D analysis)
  @                                  -&gt; 0 = None
  @                                  -&gt; 1 = X
  @                                  -&gt; 2 = Y
  @                                  -&gt; 3 = Z
  @CouplingEffects                 : Toggles different levels of automatisation concerning the effects of coupled columns
  @                                  -&gt; 0 = ImperfectionOnly
  @                                  -&gt; 1 = EffLengthOnly
  @                                  -&gt; 2 = EffLengthAndDevForces
  @DisableCoupledColumnsInImperfections: Disables the reduction of ea due to coupled columns
  @SolutionMethod                  : Nonlinear structural solution algorithm for single solution
  @                                  -&gt; 0 = Fixpoint
  @                                  -&gt; 1 = FullNewton
  @                                  -&gt; 2 = ModifiedNewton
  @NumLoadSteps                    : Number of subincremtents in load application process (default = 1)
  @NumEquIter                      : Max. Number of equilibrium iterations (default = 20)
  @LineSearchParameter             : Defines the line search parameter in order to accelerate convergence (not with fixpoint iteration) (min = 0.0 (off), max = 1.0, recom. = 0.5 ... 0.8)
  @ConvTol                         : Convergence tolerance - permissible deformation increment in terms of the initial increment
  @NumIterBeforeStiffnessUpdate    : Number of BFGS iterations before a new tangent matrix is formed
  @LNorm                           : Vector norm to be used in convergence checks
  @                                  -&gt; 0 = LNorm0
  @                                  -&gt; 1 = LNorm1
  @                                  -&gt; 2 = LNorm2
  @ReinfDistribution               : Specification of reinforcement distribution between column sections
  @                                  -&gt; 0 = Equal
  @                                  -&gt; 1 = Initial
  @                                  -&gt; 3 = Legacy
  @                                  -&gt; 4 = GradualSoftening
  @LoadFactorScalingMode           : Defines the load components to be scaled in the load factor analysis mode
  @                                  -&gt; 0 = Proportional
  @                                  -&gt; 1 = AxialLoadsOnly
  @                                  -&gt; 2 = LateralLoadsOnly
  @ImperfectionsAsInclination      : Apply imperfection via horizontal point load instead of line load from curvature of buckling curve.
  @Name                            : Name
  @Remarks                         : Description
  @----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  @                CalcMode CalcModeFire GenerateSelfWeight SelfWeightApplication NumSubElements MaxNumSubElements ExcludedDirection CouplingEffects DisableCoupledColumnsInImperfections SolutionMethod NumLoadSteps NumEquIter LineSearchParameter    ConvTol NumIterBeforeStiffnessUpdate      LNorm ReinfDistribution LoadFactorScalingMode ImperfectionsAsInclination       Name    Remarks 
  @----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   OPT_ANALYSIS           0            0               True                     0              6                25                 0               2                                False              0            1         30                 0.7      0.001                            5          2                 3                     0                      False         ''         '' 
  
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  <p>From above .asc file I have taken rows and column as table -</p>
  <pre><code>@----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  @                CalcMode CalcModeFire GenerateSelfWeight SelfWeightApplication NumSubElements MaxNumSubElements ExcludedDirection CouplingEffects DisableCoupledColumnsInImperfections SolutionMethod NumLoadSteps NumEquIter LineSearchParameter    ConvTol NumIterBeforeStiffnessUpdate      LNorm ReinfDistribution LoadFactorScalingMode ImperfectionsAsInclination       Name    Remarks 
  @----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   OPT_ANALYSIS           0            0               True                     0              6                25                 0               2                                False              0            1         30                 0.7      0.001                            5          2                 3                     0                      False         ''         '' 
  
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  <p>I would like to load above table with rows and columns in dataframe using pandas to perform others operation. So how can we do that ? or any another way to directly write .asc file using python? Any Ideas are also welcome.</p>