Raymond> Would the csv module be a good place to add a DBF reader and
Raymond> writer?
Not really.
Raymond> I've posted a draft on ASPN. It interoperates well with the
Raymond> rest of the CSV module because it also accepts/returns a list
Raymond> of fieldnames and a sequenc
>Would the csv module be a good place to add a DBF reader and writer?
I would have thought it would make sense as it's own module (in the same
way that we have separate modules that present a common interface for
the different databases), or am I missing something?
I'd certainly like to see a D
Would the csv module be a good place to add a DBF reader and writer?
Dbase's dbf file format is one of the oldest, simplest and more common
database interchange formats. It can be a good alternative to CSV as a
means of sharing data with pre-existing, non-python apps.
On the plus side, it has
On Wed, Jan 05, 2005 at 10:08:49PM +1100, Andrew McNamara wrote:
> >Also, review comments from Neal Norwitz, 22 Mar 2003 (some of these should
> >already have been addressed):
>
> I should apologise to Neal here for not replying to him at the time.
Hey, I'm impressed you got to them. :-) I compl
[Andrew McNamara]
>> Also, review comments from Jeremy Hylton, 10 Apr 2003:
>>
>>I've been reviewing extension modules looking for C types that should
>>participate in garbage collection. I think the csv ReaderObj and
>>WriterObj should participate. The ReaderObj it contains a referen
>There's a bunch of jobs we (CSV module maintainers) have been putting
>off - attached is a list (in no particular order):
[...]
>Also, review comments from Jeremy Hylton, 10 Apr 2003:
>
>I've been reviewing extension modules looking for C types that should
>participate in garbage collecti
>> * is CSV going to be maintained outside the python tree?
>> If not, remove the 2.2 compatibility macros for: PyDoc_STR,
>> PyDoc_STRVAR, PyMODINIT_FUNC, etc.
Andrew> Does anyone thing we should continue to maintain this 2.2
Andrew> compatibility?
With the release of 2.4, 2
Skip Montanaro wrote:
> Andrew> There's a bunch of jobs we (CSV module
> maintainers) have been
> Andrew> putting off - attached is a list (in no particular order):
>
> ...
>
> In addition, it occurred to me this evening that there's
> functionality in the csv module I don't think a
>Also, review comments from Neal Norwitz, 22 Mar 2003 (some of these should
>already have been addressed):
I should apologise to Neal here for not replying to him at the time.
Okay, going though the issues Neal raised...
>* remove TODO comment at top of file--it's empty
Was fixed.
>* is CSV go
>Andrew> There's a bunch of jobs we (CSV module maintainers) have been
>Andrew> putting off - attached is a list (in no particular order):
>...
>
>In addition, it occurred to me this evening that there's functionality in
>the csv module I don't think anybody uses.
It's very difficult
Andrew> There's a bunch of jobs we (CSV module maintainers) have been
Andrew> putting off - attached is a list (in no particular order):
...
In addition, it occurred to me this evening that there's functionality in
the csv module I don't think anybody uses. For example, you can regi
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