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DogmaBites asked in Computers & InternetProgramming & Design · 1 decade ago

Python text parsing and field delimiters.?

I have a Python script that is reading URLs from a text file. Some of the URLs will need usernames & passwords. What is the best way to delimit and read the different fields in Python? I need something that can handle delimiter characters inside the URL or password field.

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  • rich
    1 decade ago
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    Use the Python CSV module:

    http://docs.python.org/library/csv.html

    CSV files are usually delimited by comma, but this module can handle if the delimiter is in the tokens.

    CSV files can also be open up be excel.

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