Python: Read each row from a given csv file and print a list of strings
1. Read CSV Rows
Write a Python program to read each row from a given csv file and print a list of strings.
Note:
delimiter: A one-character string used to separate fields. It defaults to ','.
quotechar: The quotechar optional parameter tells the writer which character to use to quote fields when writing.
Sample Solution:
Python Code :
import csv
with open('departments.csv', newline='') as csvfile:
data = csv.reader(csvfile, delimiter=' ', quotechar='|')
for row in data:
print(', '.join(row))
departments.csv
department_id,department_name,manager_id,location_id
10,Administration,200,1700
20,Marketing,201,1800
30,Purchasing,114,1700
40,Human Resources,203,2400
50,Shipping,121,1500
60,IT,103,1400
70,Public Relations,204,2700
80,Sales,145,2500
90,Executive,100,1700
100,Finance,108,1700
110,Accounting,205,1700
120,Treasury,,1700
130,Corporate Tax,,1700
140,Control And Credit,,1700
150,Shareholder Services,,1700
160,Benefits,,1700
170,Manufacturing,,1700
180,Construction,,1700
190,Contracting,,1700
200,Operations,,1700
210,IT Support,,1700
220,NOC,,1700
230,IT Helpdesk,,1700
240,Government Sales,,1700
250,Retail Sales,,1700
260,Recruiting,,1700
270,Payroll,,1700
Sample Output:
department_id,department_name,manager_id,location_id 10,Administration,200,1700 20,Marketing,201,1800 30,Purchasing,114,1700 40,Human, Resources,203,2400 50,Shipping,121,1500 60,IT,103,1400 70,Public, Relations,204,2700 80,Sales,145,2500 90,Executive,100,1700 100,Finance,108,1700 110,Accounting,205,1700 120,Treasury,,1700 130,Corporate, Tax,,1700 140,Control, And, Credit,,1700 150,Shareholder, Services,,1700 160,Benefits,,1700 170,Manufacturing,,1700 180,Construction,,1700 190,Contracting,,1700 200,Operations,,1700 210,IT, Support,,1700 220,NOC,,1700 230,IT, Helpdesk,,1700 240,Government, Sales,,1700 250,Retail, Sales,,1700 260,Recruiting,,1700 270,Payroll,,1700
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