Python: Read the current line from a given CSV file

Last update on April 02 2025 12:31:39 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

4. Current Line Reader from CSV

Write a Python program to read the current line from a given CSV file. Use csv.reader

open(file) function open the "employees.csv" with file as the "f". Call csv.reader(f) to generate an object which will iterate over each line in the given "employees.csv" file. Pass in the reader object to next(csv_reader) to get a single line from the .csv file.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

import csv
f = open("employees.csv", newline='')
csv_reader = csv.reader(f)
print(next(csv_reader))
print(next(csv_reader))
print(next(csv_reader))

Sample Output:

['employ_id', 'first_name', 'last_name', 'email', 'phone_number', 'hire_date', 'job_id', 'salary', 'commission_pct', 'manager_id', 'department_id']
['100', 'Steven', 'King', 'SKING', '515.123.4567', '1987-06-17', 'AD_PRES', '24000', '', '', '90']
['101', 'Neena', 'Kochhar', 'NKOCHHAR', '515.123.4568', '1987-06-18', 'AD_VP', '17000', '', '100', '90']

Flowchart:

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a Python program to open a CSV file and read only the first line using csv.reader, then print that line.
• Write a Python function that reads a specific line (e.g., the 5th line) from a CSV file using csv.reader and prints it.
• Write a Python script to simulate reading the "current" line from a CSV file by maintaining a file pointer and printing the next line without advancing it.
• Write a Python program to open a CSV file, read one line using csv.reader, and then rewind the file to read the same line again.

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