On May 2, 7:19 am, Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 02 May 2008 04:14:47 -0700, Jetus wrote: > > I have a comma delimited file that is separated by comma's, and then > > sometimes by "," > > > c:\temp\05-06-08\Sale1,659 CECIL,"659 CECIL,40211", > > 1,659,CECIL,AVENUE,LOUISVILLE,40211,"$65,276.78 " > > c:\temp\05-06-08\Sale2,637 SOUTH 27TH,"637 SOUTH 27TH,40211", > > 2,637,SOUTH 27TH,STREET,LOUISVILLE,40211,"$45,456.95 " > > c:\temp\05-06-08\Sale3,2709 ELLIOT,"2709 ELLIOT,40211", > > 3,2709,ELLIOT,AVENUE,LOUISVILLE,40211,"$49,349.66 " > > The items are always delimited by commas but some items themselves contain > a comma and therefore are enclosed in double quotes. So it's not > inconsistent. > > > How do I convert that line into a list? > > Use the `csv` module in the standard library. > > Ciao, > Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch
Hello Marc; Thanks for the input! I am worried about the comma in the "" data items, how do I tell Python to look for the "" data first, then use the comma separator? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
