Using python to parse a text file without delimiters
<p>I have searched thoroughly, possibly with incorrect search terms, for a way to use Python to parse a text file WITHOUT the use of delimiters.  All prior discussion found assumes the use of the CSV library (with comma delimited text) but since the input file does not use a comma-delimited format, csv does not seem to be the correct library to use.</p>

<p>For example, I would like to parse the 18th to 29th text character of each line regardless of context.  The input file is general text, say, each line is 132 characters in length.</p>

<p>I could post an example input but don't see the point in it if the input is general text and is to be parsed without the use of any patterns to delimit.</p>

<p>Ideas?</p>