python 2.7 csv reader the supports unicode (hebrew)

unicode csv reader

#based on a stackoverflow answer, I currently can't find.

import csv
def unicode_csv_reader(utf8_data, dialect=csv.excel, **kwargs):

"""
helper function: a generic csv reader function adapted to unicode
"""

    unicode_reader = csv.reader(utf8_data, dialect=dialect, encoding = 'windows-1255', **kwargs)# opening the file with python csv reader
    for row in unicode_reader:
        #iterating over the ascii data from csv reader and return windows-1255 (or other encoding) encoded rows
        yield [unicode(cell, encdoding) for cell in row] #a list comprehension iterating over cells in row and return a list ofunicode encoded cel

based on a stackoverflow answer, I currently can't find.