[python-uk] Reading a file of tab-separated values

[Tim Head]

On 16/11/2007, Alexander Harrowell <a.harrowell at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 16, 2007 8:57 AM, Mark Summerfield <mark at qtrac.eu> wrote:
> > On 2007-11-16, Jeremy Nicoll - pyuk wrote:
> > > Is there a simple way to read a whole (modest sized, parameter) file of
> > > lines of tab-separated lines into one Python data-structure?
> >
> > I think the csv module can do this. (Despite its name it can handle any
> > delimiter you give it.)
>
> Can it also handle the situation where you have a gaggle of tuples
> separated by commas? I.e. does it disregard commas nested within
> brackets?
>

Like so?

import csv

input = csv.StringIO('Hello, World\tThe Spanish inquisition\tis coming
to town, tomorrow\t(1,2,3,4)')
reader = csv.reader(input, delimiter="\t")

for line in reader:
   print line


cheers,
tim

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