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On 2016-03-11 20:49, Fillmore wrote:
> On 3/11/2016 2:41 PM, Fillmore wrote:
>> Is there some directive I can give CVS reader to tell it to stop
>> screwing with my text?
>
> OK, I think I reproduced my problem at the REPL:
>
>   >>> import csv
>   >>> s = '"Please preserve my doublequotes"\ttext1\ttext2'
>   >>> reader = csv.reader([s], delimiter='\t')
>   >>> for row in reader:
> ...     print(row[0])
> ...
> Please preserve my doublequotes
>   >>>
>
> :(
>
> How do I instruct the reader to preserve my doublequotes?
>
> As an aside. split() performs the job correctly...
>
>   >>> allVals = s.split("\t")
>   >>> print(allVals[0])
> "Please preserve my doublequotes"
>   >>>
>
 >>> import csv
 >>> s = '"Please preserve my doublequotes"\ttext1\ttext2'
 >>> reader = csv.reader([s], delimiter='\t', quotechar=None)
 >>> for row in reader:
...     print(row[0])
...
"Please preserve my doublequotes"
 >>>