>
> XLS != CSV
> XLS is M$'s format for spreadsheets whereas CSV is essentially a text
> document with comma-delimited fields. If you open it up in OpenOffice
> and go File -> Save As then in the 'Save as type:' drop-down list
> select 'Text CSV (.csv)' and ofc change your code to point to the new
On Jan 4, 6:24 am, Ramashish Baranwal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to read a csv file using csv.reader. The file is created
> using Open Office and saved in Excel format.
>
> import csv
>
> reader = csv.reader(open('test.xls'))
> for row in reader:
> print row
>
> It however
Well, I don't know much python, yet, but I know a csv file when I see
one...and an Excel files in not a csv file.
As far as I know, an Excel file is stored probably in binary and in a
propriatery format...I doubt very much csv.reader would read that just
like that; then again, I know nothing about
Hi,
I am trying to read a csv file using csv.reader. The file is created
using Open Office and saved in Excel format.
import csv
reader = csv.reader(open('test.xls'))
for row in reader:
print row
It however throws the exception _csv.Error:
: line contains NULL byte
Any idea whats going wro
