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by itafroma 4819 days ago
Where did you read that you shouldn't use quotes to encapsulate text? RFC 4180 (http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4180) says you may.

Many CSV generators and CSV parsers don't conform to RFC 4180, however, but if you're planning on transmitting data using CSV, it's simple enough to say "use an RFC 4180-compliant parser."
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kimagure 4819 days ago
yeah, i was just wondering why the author kind of explicitly recommended against using white space when most parsers (including MS excel in my experience) handle white space encapsulated in quotes just fine
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itafroma 4819 days ago
That's for variable names, not run-of-the-mill text. Variable names (and, in certain situations, dictionary keys) generally can't have spaces, so if you're generating code off of the data set, having to generate variable names (or dictionary keys) without spaces is an additional step.
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