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Re: Howw to prevent the duplication of any value in a column within a CSV file (python)

From Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: Howw to prevent the duplication of any value in a column within a CSV file (python)
Date 2016-04-26 13:51 -0600
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On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 1:05 PM, Joaquin Alzola
<Joaquin.Alzola@lebara.com> wrote:
> Just an example. Didn't use the csv but just hope that it helps.
>
> name=[]
> name_exist="Dop"
>
> with open("dop.csv") as f:
>         for line in f:
>                 line_split=line.split(',')
>                 name.append(line_strip[0])
>         if name_exist in name:
>                 print "found name " + name_exist + " Can not append"
>         else:
>                 file = open("dop.csv",'a')
>                 print "No name found"
>                 file.write(name_exist)
> file.close()

Except that as noted elsewhere in the thread a set would be a better
choice than a list, since checking membership is much faster on a set.

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Howw to prevent the duplication of any value in a column within a CSV file (python) peakgraphicz@gmail.com - 2016-04-26 09:01 -0700
  Re: Howw to prevent the duplication of any value in a column within a CSV file (python) Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2016-04-26 12:08 -0400
    Re: Howw to prevent the duplication of any value in a column within a CSV file (python) Adam Davis <peakgraphicz@gmail.com> - 2016-04-26 10:05 -0700
      Re: Howw to prevent the duplication of any value in a column within a CSV file (python) Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-04-26 20:10 -0400
  Re: Howw to prevent the duplication of any value in a column within a CSV file (python) Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2016-04-26 10:13 -0600
    Re: Howw to prevent the duplication of any value in a column within a CSV file (python) Adam Davis <peakgraphicz@gmail.com> - 2016-04-26 10:00 -0700
      Re: Howw to prevent the duplication of any value in a column within a CSV file (python) Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2016-04-26 13:50 -0600
  Re: Howw to prevent the duplication of any value in a column within a CSV file (python) Adam Davis <peakgraphicz@gmail.com> - 2016-04-26 10:05 -0700
    RE: Howw to prevent the duplication of any value in a column within a CSV file (python) Joaquin Alzola <Joaquin.Alzola@lebara.com> - 2016-04-26 19:05 +0000
    Re: Howw to prevent the duplication of any value in a column within a CSV file (python) Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2016-04-26 13:51 -0600
      Re: Howw to prevent the duplication of any value in a column within a CSV file (python) Adam Davis <peakgraphicz@gmail.com> - 2016-04-26 13:07 -0700
        Re: Howw to prevent the duplication of any value in a column within a CSV file (python) Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2016-04-26 14:19 -0600
          Re: Private message regarding: Howw to prevent the duplication of any value in a column within a CSV file (python) Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2016-05-02 07:47 -0600
        Re: Howw to prevent the duplication of any value in a column within a CSV file (python) MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2016-04-26 21:23 +0100
          Re: Howw to prevent the duplication of any value in a column within a CSV file (python) Adam Davis <peakgraphicz@gmail.com> - 2016-04-26 23:26 -0700
            Re: Howw to prevent the duplication of any value in a column within a CSV file (python) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-04-27 16:37 +1000
              Re: Howw to prevent the duplication of any value in a column within a CSV file (python) Adam Davis <peakgraphicz@gmail.com> - 2016-04-27 05:23 -0700
                Re: Howw to prevent the duplication of any value in a column within a CSV file (python) Andrew Ongko <andrew.ongko@gmail.com> - 2016-04-27 19:57 +0700
                Re: Howw to prevent the duplication of any value in a column within a CSV file (python) darnold <darnold992000@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-27 08:49 -0700
  RE: Howw to prevent the duplication of any value in a column within a CSV file (python) Joaquin Alzola <Joaquin.Alzola@lebara.com> - 2016-04-26 16:07 +0000

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