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List:       python-csv
Subject:    [Csv] multi-character delimiters, take two
From:       skip () pobox ! com (Skip Montanaro)
Date:       2003-02-09 16:47:05
Message-ID: 15942.34313.543359.488243 () montanaro ! dyndns ! org
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    Dave> Mind you all of this code falls over once you decide to allow
    Dave> multiple characters in the quotechar as well.  What happens when
    Dave> delimiter = 'DD' and quotechar = 'DQ' (where D and Q are some
    Dave> arbitrary character)?  You start building a partial regex engine.

Would it work to simply use regular expressions to recognize delimiters and
quotes?  (I'll let you do the math. ;-)

Skip


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