Re: Problem using s.strip() to remove leading whitespace in .csv file

Thanks, the suggestion print name.decode("utf-8").strip() worked like a charm. When I did the print repr(name) I got exactly what you predicted. I'm not yet sure what all of this means, but I'm going to read this in the hopes of finding out. Anyway t

Problem using s.strip() to remove leading whitespace in .csv file

Hello All, I have a .csv file that I created by copying and pasting a list of all the players in the NBA with their respective teams and positions ( http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players?type=lastname&first=1&query=&go=GO!). Unfortunately, when I do this I have no choice but to include a single lead