Is this what you are after?
>>> d=[]
>>> while(True):
... s=raw_input()
... if s=="":break
... temp = [s]
... d.append(temp)
...
a,b,7-6,7-6,6-3
c,d,7-4,7-6,6-2
e,f,6-4,7-6,6-2
>>> d
[['a,b,7-6,7-6,6-3'], ['c,d,7-4,7-6,6-2'], ['e,f,6-4,7-6,6-2']]
This makes a list item out of the input and then appends that list to your main list d
You now should be able to process d
Edit:
If you persist in using 2 delimiters both :
and ,
you are making life more difficult for yourself, Stick with one!
Revising the simple code above:
d=[]
while(True):
s=raw_input()
if s=="":break
temp = [s]
d.append(temp) #d becomes a list of lists
for item in d: #process individual lists in d
x=item[0].split(",") # break up the list using the delimiter comma
for i in range(0,len(x)): #access each item in x
print x[i]
Input:
Djokovic,Murray,2-6,6-7,7-6,6-3,6-1
Bloggs,Smith,2-6,6-7,7-6,6-3,6-3
Jones,Abernathy,6-3,6-3,6-3
Output:
Djokovic
Murray
2-6
6-7
7-6
6-3
6-1
Bloggs
Smith
2-6
6-7
7-6
6-3
6-3
Jones
Abernathy
6-3
6-3
6-3
4
solved how get input of multiple lines