creating a list from a inconsistent text file

[Jetus]

On May 2, 7:19 am, Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch <bj_... at gmx.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 02 May 2008 04:14:47 -0700, Jetus wrote:
> > I have a comma delimited file that is separated by comma's, and then
> > sometimes by ","
>
> > c:\temp\05-06-08\Sale1,659 CECIL,"659 CECIL,40211",
> > 1,659,CECIL,AVENUE,LOUISVILLE,40211,"$65,276.78 "
> > c:\temp\05-06-08\Sale2,637 SOUTH 27TH,"637 SOUTH 27TH,40211",
> > 2,637,SOUTH 27TH,STREET,LOUISVILLE,40211,"$45,456.95 "
> > c:\temp\05-06-08\Sale3,2709 ELLIOT,"2709 ELLIOT,40211",
> > 3,2709,ELLIOT,AVENUE,LOUISVILLE,40211,"$49,349.66 "
>
> The items are always delimited by commas but some items themselves contain
> a comma and therefore are enclosed in double quotes.  So it's not
> inconsistent.
>
> > How do I convert that line into a list?
>
> Use the `csv` module in the standard library.
>
> Ciao,
>         Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch

Hello Marc;
Thanks for the input! I am worried about the comma in the "" data
items, how do I tell Python to look for the "" data first, then use
the comma separator?