[Csv] Proposal: comment character for csv files...

[Paul Watson]

If this is done, please allow for a comment string rather than just a character.  The developer can always specify a one character string.

Also, the string can be specified encoded or Unicode.

Kindest regards,

Paul

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>  Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 13:10:42 -0500
>  From: Skip Montanaro <skip at pobox.com>
>  Subject: [Csv] Proposal: comment character for csv files...
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>  Iain Haslam submitted a patch for the _csv module to implement comment
>  characters for CSV files:
>  
>      http://python.org/sf/1225769
>  
>  Basically, you could define a comment character, which, if it appeared in
>  column 1, would cause the reader to skip that line.
>  
>  I'm mildly against the idea (first impression mostly), but the patch isn't
>  very big.  Would someone else please take a look at it and comment on the
>  idea?
>  
>  Thanks,
>  
>  Skip
>  
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>  
>  Message: 2
>  Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 13:33:55 +1000
>  From: Andrew McNamara <andrewm at object-craft.com.au>
>  Subject: Re: [Csv] Proposal: comment character for csv files...
>  To: Skip Montanaro <skip at pobox.com>
>  Cc: csv at mojam.com
>  Message-ID: <20050627033355.1929979408B at longblack.object-craft.com.au>
>  
>  >Iain Haslam submitted a patch for the _csv module to implement comment
>  >characters for CSV files:
>  >
>  >    http://python.org/sf/1225769
>  >
>  >Basically, you could define a comment character, which, if it appeared in
>  >column 1, would cause the reader to skip that line.
>  >
>  >I'm mildly against the idea (first impression mostly), but the patch isn't
>  >very big.  Would someone else please take a look at it and comment on the
>  >idea?
>  
>  SF seems to be down, so I can't review the patch. I can't see any real
>  downside to the proposal - it's a fairly simple change, and it will be
>  used. Certainly it can be done other ways, but it strikes me that this
>  is the best place for it.
>  
>  The changes to the C code are only part
>  of the story - doco updates, test updates, etc, are all needed. The
>  patch probably should also raise an exception if the comment character
>  conflicts with one of the other special characters (it may already do
>  this - I can't check at the moment).
>  
>  What happens if the the comment character appears in a multiline record?
>  
>      abc,"def
>      #ghi",jkl
>      lmn",
>  
>  --
>  Andrew McNamara, Senior Developer, Object Craft
>  http://www.object-craft.com.au/
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