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Read CSV File in Python

Read a CSV file and print each row using the csv module.

BeginnerFile Handling ProgramsExample 4 of 20
read-csv-file.py
1# Program to read a CSV file
2

3import csv
4

5filename = input("Enter CSV filename: ")
6

7try:
8    with open(filename, newline="", encoding="utf-8") as f:
9        reader = csv.reader(f)
10        for row in reader:
11            print(row)
12except FileNotFoundError:
13    print("CSV file not found.")

Output

Enter CSV filename: data.csv
['name', 'age']
['Alice', '25']
['Bob', '30']

What's going on

Uses csv.reader to parse comma-separated values into Python lists per row.

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