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girasquid/dont_sort_your_csv_headers.py

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dont_sort_your_csv_headers.py
#!/usr/bin/env python
from StringIO import StringIO
import csv
DUMMY_CSV = """
huh, wat, etc
huh, wat, etc
"""
dummy_file = StringIO(DUMMY_CSV)
fieldnames = ['huh', 'wat', 'etc']
reader = csv.DictReader(dummy_file, fieldnames=fieldnames)
for row in reader:
print row
fieldnames.sort()
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