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authorGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2010-10-27 07:27:06 (GMT)
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#5975: add unix_dialect to csv module.
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@@ -187,6 +187,15 @@ The :mod:`csv` module defines the following classes:
TAB-delimited file. It is registered with the dialect name ``'excel-tab'``.
+.. class:: unix_dialect()
+
+ The :class:`unix_dialect` class defines the usual properties of a CSV file
+ generated on UNIX systems, i.e. using ``'\n'`` as line terminator and quoting
+ all fields. It is registered with the dialect name ``'unix'``.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.2
+
+
.. class:: Sniffer()
The :class:`Sniffer` class is used to deduce the format of a CSV file.