[Python-Dev] Re: csv module TODO list

[Andrew McNamara]

>Quite a while ago I posted some material to the csv-list about
>problems using the csv module on Unix-style colon-separated files --
>it just doesn't deal properly with backslash escaping and is quite
>useless for this kind of file. I seem to recall the general view was
>that it wasn't intended for this kind of thing -- only the sort of csv
>that Microsoft Excel outputs/inputs, but if I am mistaken about this,
>perhaps fixing this issue might be put on the TODO-list? I'll be happy
>to re-send or summarize the relevant emails, if needed.

I think a related issue was included in my TODO list:

>* Address or document Francis Avila's issues as mentioned in this posting:
>
>    http://www.google.com.au/groups?selm=vsb89q1d3n5qb1%40corp.supernews.com

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Andrew McNamara, Senior Developer, Object Craft
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