import os with open((os.path.join('test.txt')), 'r') as f: data=f.readlines() for line in data: odom=line.split() num=map(int,odom) lst=(list(num))Len=len(lst) for i in range(0,Len): if lst[i]==255: lst[i]=0 elif lst[i]==0: lst[i]=1print(lst) with open((os.path.join('test_copy.txt')), 'w') as f: for j in range(0,Len): f.write(str(lst[j])) f.write(' ')