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by gambiter 3966 days ago
CSV stands for 'Comma-Separated Values', not 'Semicolon-Separated Values'.

Seeing as this was downvoted, I'm just pointing out that bemoaning how the CSV format is fragmented and then using it incorrectly is the precise reason it is fragmented. It wasn't originally meant to be extended in so many ways, so there really isn't room to complain when a library doesn't magically figure out your personal delimiter or qualifier.