csv

Stdlib — SerializationPython 2.0+Beginner

Read and write CSV files

Quick Info

Documentation
Official Docs
Python Version
2.0+
Dependencies
None — Python Standard Library
Install
Included with Python

Learn by Difficulty

Easy2 examples
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Intermediate2 examples
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Advanced1 example
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Expert1 example
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Quick Example

python
import csv
from io import StringIO

# Write CSV
output = StringIO()
writer = csv.writer(output)
writer.writerow(["Name", "Age", "City"])
writer.writerow(["Alice", 30, "NYC"])
writer.writerow(["Bob", 25, "LA"])
print(output.getvalue())

The csv module is part of Python's standard library. Read and write CSV files.

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Tags

stdlibserializationdata-formatfile-iotabular

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