Is anyone happy with csv module?

Guilherme Polo ggpolo at gmail.com
Tue Dec 11 14:24:18 EST 2007


2007/12/11, massimo s. <devicerandom at gmail.com>:
> Hi,
>
> I'm struggling to use the python in-built csv module, and I must say
> I'm less than satisfied. Apart from being rather poorly documented, I
> find it especially cumbersome to use, and also rather limited. What I
> dislike more is that it seems working by *rows* instead than by
> *columns*.
>
> So I have some questions:
> 1) Is there a good tutorial, example collection etc. on the csv module
> that I'm missing?
> 2) Is there an alternative csv read/write module?
> 3) In case anyone else is as unhappy as me, and no tutorial etc.
> enlighten us, and no alternative is present, anyone is interested in
> an alternative csv module? I'd like to write one if it is the case.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Massimo
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Hello,

Post your actual problem so you can get more accurate help.
For the questions you placed: google for them, look at python pep 305


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