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Title: Documentation csv RFC4180
Type: enhancement Stage: patch review
Components: Documentation Versions: Python 3.1, Python 3.2, Python 3.3, Python 2.7
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Status: closed Resolution: accepted
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: skip.montanaro Nosy List: docs@python, eric.araujo, python-dev, skip.montanaro, tonywallace
Priority: normal Keywords: patch

Created on 2011-03-09 22:28 by tonywallace, last changed 2022-04-11 14:57 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (3)
msg130469 - (view) Author: Tony Wallace (tonywallace) Date: 2011-03-09 22:28
Change to documentation preamble for csv module:

From:

There is no “CSV standard”, so the format is operationally defined by the many applications which read and write it. The lack of a standard means that subtle differences often exist in the data produced and consumed by different applications.

To:

CSV has been used for many years prior to attempts to standardise it in RFC4180.  This has resulted in  subtle differences often exist in the data produced and consumed by different applications.
msg130470 - (view) Author: Éric Araujo (eric.araujo) * (Python committer) Date: 2011-03-09 22:31
Thanks for the report.  I’ve added Skip, at his request on the CSV list.
msg131433 - (view) Author: Roundup Robot (python-dev) (Python triager) Date: 2011-03-19 18:08
New changeset c63d7374b89a by Skip Montanaro in branch 'default':
Mention RFC 4180.  Based on input by Tony Wallace in issue 11456.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/c63d7374b89a
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:57:14adminsetgithub: 55665
2011-03-19 18:49:45skip.montanarosetstatus: open -> closed
nosy: skip.montanaro, eric.araujo, docs@python, python-dev, tonywallace
resolution: accepted
2011-03-19 18:08:03python-devsetnosy: + python-dev
messages: + msg131433
2011-03-09 22:31:10eric.araujosetassignee: docs@python -> skip.montanaro
versions: - Python 2.6, Python 2.5
keywords: + patch
nosy: + eric.araujo, skip.montanaro

messages: + msg130470
stage: patch review
2011-03-09 22:28:01tonywallacecreate