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handy way to read csv files with unknown csv dialect
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import csv | |
import pprint | |
# opens csv file and assingns it to an object | |
with open('data-text.csv') as csvfile: | |
# Use Sniffer to figure out csv dialect | |
dialect = csv.Sniffer().sniff(csvfile.read(1024)) | |
csvfile.seek(0) | |
# pass the dialect to filereader to read the file | |
reader = csv.reader(csvfile, dialect) | |
# print(dialect) | |
# Use for loop to print csv row by row | |
for row in reader: | |
pprint.pprint(row) |
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