On Nov 29, 3:13 pm, mcl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have been given a url of CSV file (http://hostname/dir/file.csv),
> which when I put the full URL in a web browser shows the contents of
> the file.
>
> I want to be able to use the CSV module to read that file, which I
> have successfully used with a local CSV file.
>
> Any examples anywhere would be appreciated.
>
> My basic research suggests URLLIB, but I can not find a suitable
> example.
>
> I do not understand what additional information, needs to be given to
> the remote site in order for it to expose the contents of the file as
> though I was reading it locally.
>
> Do I need to copy it to my local machine or can I read it directly
> from the remote site.
>
> As you can probably tell, I have never done anything like this, so any
> help will be gratefully received.
>
> Thanks
>
> Richard
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import urllib, csv
fp_page = urllib.urlopen("http://URL_of_file";)
reader = csv.reader(fp_page)
for row in reader:
print row
Duane
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