f = open ('test.txt', 'r')
period = f.readlines ()
f.close ()

# list containing user timetable info is called "period"

g = open ('sample.txt', 'r')
schedper = g.read ()
g.close ()

# list containing scheduled period info is called "schedper"

if period == line in schedper[0]:
    print schedper.pop()

schedper = [line.split(',') for line in open('./MY_CSV_FILE.csv')]

import csv

schedper = csv.reader(open("sample.csv", "rU"), dialect=csv.excel_tab)

for row in schedper:
    print row

['0,0800,MON']
['1,0830,MON']
['2,0900,MON']
['3,0930,MON']
['4,1000,MON']

for index in period
    print  schedper.pop(index)

#Import the data from the .csv

import csv
query = csv.reader (open('query.txt', 'rb'), delimiter=',', quotechar='|')
query_list = []
query_list.extend(query)

#Import the data from the scheduled_periods document

reference = open('reference.txt', 'r')

#Create some lists to work with

module_titles = []
duration = []
scheduled_periods = []

#Take the relevant data from the .csv and put them into the correct lists

for data in query_list:
    module_titles.append(data[0][0:11])

for data in query_list:
    scheduled_periods.append(data[-2][-5:-3])

for data in query_list:
    duration.append(data[-1:])
#
#To check the lists are correct, the following can be used:
#
#for line in scheduled_periods:
#    if line.startswith("("):
#        print line[1]
#    else:
#        print line
#   
#for line in duration:
#    print line
#
#for row in module_titles:
#    print row
#
#for line in scheduled_periods:
#    if line.startswith("("):
#        print line[1]
#    else:
#        print line

for line in reference:
    if line.startswith(str(scheduled_periods)):
        print line       
    else:
            print "fail"
            break

0,0800,MON
1,0830,MON
2,0900,MON
3,0930,MON
etc..

3
1
1
2
etc..

3,0900,MON
1,0830,MON
1,0830,MON
2,0900,MON