[Zope] Comma delimited file and the re python object

[Stuart 'Zen' Bishop]

On Thu, 4 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.

Have a look at the shlex library distributed with python 1.5.2.

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