[Python-Dev] Re: csv module TODO list

[Skip Montanaro]

    Magnus> Quite a while ago I posted some material to the csv-list about
    Magnus> problems using the csv module on Unix-style colon-separated
    Magnus> files -- it just doesn't deal properly with backslash escaping
    Magnus> and is quite useless for this kind of file. I seem to recall the
    Magnus> general view was that it wasn't intended for this kind of thing
    Magnus> -- only the sort of csv that Microsoft Excel outputs/inputs, 

Yes, that's my recollection as well.  It's possible that we can extend the
interpretation of the escape char.

    Magnus> I'll be happy to re-send or summarize the relevant emails, if
    Magnus> needed.

Yes, that would be helpful.  Can you send me an example (three or four
lines) of the sort of file it won't grok?

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