* separated values

[Paul Rubin]

<brueckd at tbye.com> writes:
> I totally see how it'd be easier for you if it was in the std library, but
> where do we stop? I for one have never needed a CSV parser beyond
> simple comma-separated stuff so adding this to the main distribution would
> never benefit me. I use PIL and Numeric more, so shouldn't we include them
> instead (licensing issues aside)? A CPAN solution is the only one that'll
> work.

I highly favor including a solid CSV implementation in the standard
library.  The whole point of CSV is to have a way of interchanging
data between otherwise incompatible systems.  It's squarely in the
Python spirit to include it.