split CSV fields

[Fredrik Lundh]

robert wrote:

> What is a most simple expression for splitting a CSV line
 > with "-protected fields?
> 
> s='"123","a,b,\"c\"",5.640'

import csv

the preferred way is to read the file using that module.  if you insist 
on processing a single line, you can do

     cols = list(csv.reader([string]))

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