Whoops, missed the second part.
John> Is there any reason to prefer this approach to Daniel's, apart
John> from being stuck with an older (pre-yield) version of Python?
No, it's just what I came up with off the top of my head.
John> A file given to csv.reader is supposed to be opened with "rb" so
John> that newlines embedded in data fields can be handled properly, and
John> also (according to a post by Andrew MacNamara (IIRC)) for DIY
John> emulation of "rU". It is not apparent how well this all hangs
John> together when a filter is interposed, nor whether there are any
John> special rules about what the filter must/mustn't do. Perhaps a few
John> lines for the docs?
Yeah, I was also aware of that. In the common case though it's not too big
a deal. If the OP is editing a CSV file manually it probably isn't too
complex (no newlines inside fields, for example).
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