[Zope] Comma delimited file and the re python object

[Stephan Richter]

On Thu, 04 Nov 1999, Max M wrote:
> I am trying to import a comma delimited ascii file via Python.
> 
> naturally the pattern: , will not work as there might be a comma inside the
> text.
> 
> the pattern "," wont work either as there as the numbers are not enclosed in
> quotes.
> 
> There must be a simple pattern doing it right but I cannot seem to figure it
> out myself.
> 
> 
Look, then your datafile is corrupt. If you have commas in the text fields then
 commas as seperator does not work. Period. Choose another delimitor such as
TAB. I wrote a long while back a parser for these things. It is trivial. Just a
few lines of code.

regards,
stephan
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Stephan Richter
iXL - Software Designer and Engineer
CBU - Physics, Computer Science and Chemistry Student