[spambayes-dev] Re: unicode error in sb_dbexpimp.py

[Tony Meyer]

> Shortly thereafter I realized why those calls are there.  The 
> code is using a ` as its field separator.  The quote/unquote 
> dance avoids problems with them.
> 
> A better solution, IMO, would be to use the csv module.  I 
> have a patch ready to check in.  Unfortunately that would 
> restrict sb_dbexpimp.py to Python 2.3 or greater.  Feedback?

How 2.3-specific is csv.py?  Could there be a compatCsv.py file added, like
compatSets?

Alternatively, what about using tab as a field separator?  It seems unlikely
that there'll ever be a token that contains a tab, so it wouldn't have to
worry about that.

Speaking of patches to sb_dbexpimp.py, I'd like to have it use the database
in the configuration (if it exists) by default, since the other scripts
(like spamcounts.py) do, and I end up typing "c:\documents and
settings\tameyer.massey\application
data\spambayes\default_bayes_database.db" all the time, which is quite a
mouthful.  Of course, the script takes more than one database name, which is
a problem.  Any ideas for a way to do this nicely?  Or am I just too lazy?

=Tony Meyer