[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-797844 ] csv.DictWriter -- inconsistent doc & code

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Bugs item #797844, was opened at 2003-08-30 12:39
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Category: Extension Modules
Group: Python 2.3
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Florent Rougon (frougon)
>Assigned to: Skip Montanaro (montanaro)
Summary: csv.DictWriter -- inconsistent doc & code

Initial Comment:
csv.DictWriter has similar problems as csv.DictReader
as described in bug #792558.

The signature of csv.DictWriter.__init__ is:

    def __init__(self, f, fieldnames, restval="",
extrasaction="raise",
                 dialect="excel", *args):

but the docs says:

class DictWriter(csvfile, fieldnames[, restval=""[,
extrasaction='raise'[, dialect='excel'[, fmtparam]]]])

Problems:

1. f != csvfile
2. The constructor does not accept **arguments, which
is a problem to pass along the (one or several)
fmtparam mentioned in the doc.


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>Comment By: Skip Montanaro (montanaro)
Date: 2003-09-02 09:49

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I'm probably the right person for the DictWriter class.  I've been
off the net or basically swamped much of the time lately what
with the stupid virus crap and a house move.  I'll try to get to
it this week sometime.

S


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Comment By: Neal Norwitz (nnorwitz)
Date: 2003-08-30 15:51

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Andrew are you the right person to look at this and 797853?

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