On 3/11/2016 4:14 PM, MRAB wrote: >> > >>> import csv > >>> s = '"Please preserve my doublequotes"\ttext1\ttext2' > >>> reader = csv.reader([s], delimiter='\t', quotechar=None) > >>> for row in reader: > ... print(row[0]) > ... > "Please preserve my doublequotes" > >>> This worked! thank you MRAB