title: Python - creating multiple objects for a class
body: <p>In python I need to create 43 instances of a class 'Student' that includes the variables first_name, middle_name, last_name, student_id by reading in a file (Students.txt) and parsing it. The text file appears like this: </p>
  
  <pre><code>Last Name  Midle Name  First Name   Student ID  
  ----------------------------------------------
  Howard                  Moe         howar1m     
  Howard                  Curly       howar1c     
  Fine                    Lary        fine1l      
  Howard                  Shemp       howar1s     
  Besser                  Joe         besse1j     
  DeRita      Joe         Curly       derit1cj    
  Tiure       Desilijic   Jaba        tiure1jd    
  Tharen                  Bria        thare1b     
  Tai         Besadii     Durga       tai1db      
  Hego                    Damask      hego1d      
  Lannister               Tyrion      lanni1t     
  Stark                   Arya        stark1a     
  Clegane                 Sandor      clega1s     
  Targaryen               Daenerys    targa1d     
  Bombadil                Tom         bomba1t     
  Brandybuck              Meriadoc    brand1m     
  Took                    Pregrin     took1p      
  McCoy                   Leonard     mccoy1l     
  Scott                   Montgomery  scott1m     
  Crusher                 Wesley      crush1w     
  Montoya                 Inigo       monto1i     
  Rugen                   Tyrone      rugen1t     
  Solo                    Han         solo1h      
  Corey                   Carl        corey1c     
  Flaumel                 Evelyn      flaum1e     
  Taltos                  Vlad        talto1v     
  e'Drien                 Morrolan    edrie1m     
  Watson                  John        watso1j     
  McCoy                   Ebenezar    mccoy1e     
  Carpenter               Molly       carpe1m     
  Graystone               Zoe         grays1z
  Adama                   William     adama1w
  Adama       Joseph      Leland      adama1l
  Roslin                  Laura       rosli1l
  Baltar                  Gaius       balta1g
  Tigh                    Ellen       tigh1e
  Tigh                    Saul        tigh1s
  Cottle                  Sherman     cottl1s
  Zarek                   Thomas      zarek1t
  Murphy      James       Alexander   murph1a
  Sobchak                 Walter      sobch1w
  Dane                    Alexander   dane1a
  Gruber                  Hans        grube1h
  Biggs       John        Gil         biggs1gj
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The class student is:</p>
  
  <pre><code>class Student (object):
      def __init__(self, first_name, middle_name, last_name, student_id):
          self.__first_name = first_name
          self.__middle_name = middle_name
          self.__last_name = last_name
          self.__student_id = student_id
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>What would be the easiest way to read into 'Students.txt' and create each instance of student?</p>