[Python-Dev] Re: [Csv] csv module and universal newlines

Andrew McNamara andrewm at object-craft.com.au
Thu Jan 13 04:21:41 CET 2005


>Isn't universal newlines only used for reading?

That right. And the CSV reader has it's own version of univeral newlines
anyway (from the py1.5 days).

>I have had no problems using the csv module for reading files with 
>universal newlines by opening the file myself or providing an iterator.

Neither have I, funnily enough.

>Unicode, on the other hand, I have had problems with.

Ah, so somebody does want it then? Good to hear. Hard to get motivated
to make radical changes without feedback.

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