title: In Python, how do you read specific characters on a specific line
body: <p>If I have a text file and I want to read the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th  characters on the second line, what would I write? I'm quite new to python and am using v3.3 </p>
  
  <p>Example text file</p>
  
  <pre><code>Hello, my name
  is Bob. How are
  you?
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>How would I read just the characters H, E, L, L, (,), ( ), M, and Y?</p>