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On 1/20/2013 5:04 PM, Garry wrote:
> I'm trying to manipulate family tree data using Python.
> I'm using linux and Python 2.7.3 and have data files saved as Linux formatted cvs files
...
> I'm stuck, comments and solutions greatly appreciated.

Why are you not using the cvs module?

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Terry Jan Reedy