On 2021-09-23, Stefan Ram <r...@zedat.fu-berlin.de> wrote: > The real problem with CSV is that there is no CSV. > > This is not a specific data language with a specific > specification. Instead it is a vague designation for > a plethora of CSV dialects, which usually dot not even > have a specification.
Indeed. For example, at least at some points in its history, Excel has been unable to import CSV written by itself, because its importer was incompatible with its own exporter. > Compare this with XML. XML has a sole specification managed > by the W3C. Other well-defined formats are also available ;-) -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
