Re^4: Textfile to csv with a small twist

I'm with you.

The data is a simple sample. The code provided is also a simple sample. The OP did not ask for a production quality solution nor was one given.

On the other hand, jZed provided no solution to the task at hand. I haven't yet needed to use a CSV parsing module but would love to see a good example provided here.

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Re^5: Textfile to csv with a small twist by jZed (Prior) on Aug 25, 2005 at 21:21 UTC
The data is a simple sample. No it isn't, it has embedded newlines. jZed provided no solution to the task at hand That's because I was waiting for the OP to clarify what he/she really wanted. Now that the OP has done that, I've given the example, please see my code.	[reply]
Re^6: Textfile to csv with a small twist by ChrisR (Hermit) on Aug 26, 2005 at 12:44 UTC
ok. The fact that you were waiting for the clarification of the post which was quite vague makes sense. Perhaps I should have done that myself. I still see the sample data as "simple". Virtually every text file I parse has embedded new lines. I'll have to take a look at some of the text/csv parsing modules now. Your code made them look very useful and makes me think I have been working too hard at parsing in the past.	[reply]