"""CSVParser.py
A parser for CSV files.
"""
import types
StartRecord = 0
StartField = 1
InField = 2
QuoteInField = 3
InQuotedField = 4
QuoteInQuotedField = 5
EndQuotedField = 6
Finished = 10
class ParseError(Exception):
pass
class CSVParser:
"""Parser for CSV files.
Parses CSV files including all subtleties such as:
* commas in fields
* double quotes in fields
* embedded newlines in fields
- Examples of programs that produce such beasts include
MySQL and Excel
For a higher-level, friendlier CSV class with many conveniences,
see DataTable (which uses this class for its parsing).
Example:
records = []
parse = CSVParser().parse
for line in lines:
results = parse(line)
if results is not None:
records.append(results)
CREDIT
The algorithm was taken directly from the open source Python
C-extension, csv:
http://www.object-craft.com.au/projects/csv/
It would be nice to use the csv module when present, since it is
substantially faster. Before that can be done, it needs to support
allowComments and stripWhitespace, and pass the TestCSVParser.py
test suite.
"""
def __init__(self, allowComments=1, stripWhitespace=1, fieldSep=',',
autoReset=1, doubleQuote=1):
"""Create a new CSV parser.
allowComments: If true (the default), then comment lines using
the Python comment marker are allowed.
stripWhitespace: If true (the default), then left and right whitespace
is stripped off from all fields.
fieldSep: Defines the field separator string (a comma by default).
autoReset: If true (the default), recover from errors automatically.
doubleQuote: If true (the default), assume quotes in fields are
escaped by appearing doubled.
"""
self._allowComments = allowComments
self._stripWhitespace = stripWhitespace
self._doubleQuote = doubleQuote
self._fieldSep = fieldSep
self._autoReset = autoReset
self._state = StartRecord
self._fields = []
self._hadParseError = 0
self._field = []
self.addChar = self._field.append
self._handlers = [
self.startRecord,
self.startField,
self.inField,
self.quoteInField,
self.inQuotedField,
self.quoteInQuotedField,
self.endQuotedField,
]
def parse(self, line):
"""Parse a single line and return a list of string fields.
Returns None if the CSV record contains embedded newlines and
the record is not yet complete.
"""
if self._autoReset and self._hadParseError:
self.reset()
handlers = self._handlers
i = 0
lineLen = len(line)
while i < lineLen:
c = line[i]
if c == '\r':
i += 1
if i == lineLen:
break
c = line[i]
if c == '\n':
i += 1
if i == lineLen:
break
self._hadParseError = 1
raise ParseError('Newline inside string')
elif c == '\n':
i += 1
if i == lineLen:
break
self._hadParseError = 1
raise ParseError('Newline inside string')
else:
if handlers[self._state](c) == Finished:
break
i += 1
handlers[self._state]('\0')
if self._state == StartRecord:
fields = self._fields
self._fields = []
if self._stripWhitespace:
fields = [field.strip() for field in fields]
return fields
else:
return None
def reset(self):
"""Reset the parser.
Resets the parser to a fresh state in order to recover from
exceptions. But if autoReset is true (the default), this is
done automatically.
"""
self._fields = []
self._state = StartRecord
self._hadParseError = 0
def startRecord(self, c):
if c != '\0':
if c == '#' and self._allowComments:
return Finished
else:
self._state = StartField
self.startField(c)
def startField(self, c):
if c == '"':
self._state = InQuotedField
elif c == self._fieldSep:
self.saveField()
elif c == ' ' and self._stripWhitespace:
pass
elif c == '\0':
self.saveField()
self._state = StartRecord
else:
self.addChar(c)
self._state = InField
def inField(self, c):
if c == self._fieldSep:
self.saveField()
self._state = StartField
elif c == '\0':
self.saveField()
self._state = StartRecord
elif c == '"' and self._doubleQuote:
self._state = QuoteInField
else:
self.addChar(c)
def quoteInField(self, c):
self.addChar('"')
if c == '"':
self._state = InField
elif c == '\0':
self.saveField()
self._state = StartRecord
elif c == self._fieldSep:
self.saveField()
self._state = StartField
else:
self.addChar(c)
self._state = InField
def inQuotedField(self, c):
if c == '"':
if self._doubleQuote:
self._state = QuoteInQuotedField
else:
self.saveField()
self._state = EndQuotedField
elif c == '\0':
self.addChar('\n')
else:
self.addChar(c)
def quoteInQuotedField(self, c):
if c == '"':
self.addChar('"')
self._state = InQuotedField
elif c == self._fieldSep:
self.saveField()
self._state = StartField
elif c == ' ' and self._stripWhitespace:
pass
elif c == '\0':
self.saveField()
self._state = StartRecord
else:
self._hadParseError = 1
raise ParseError, '%s expected after "' % self._fieldSep
def endQuotedField(self, c):
if c == self._fieldSep:
self._state = StartField
elif c == '\0':
self._state = StartRecord
else:
self._hadParseError = 1
raise ParseError, '%s expected after "' % self._fieldSep
def saveField(self):
self._fields.append(''.join(self._field))
self._field = []
self.addChar = self._field.append
_parser = CSVParser()
parse = _parser.parse
def joinCSVFields(fields):
"""Return a CSV record (e.g. a string) from a sequence of fields.
Fields containing commands (,) or double quotes (") are quoted and
double quotes are escaped (""). The terminating newline is NOT included.
"""
newFields = []
for field in fields:
assert type(field) is types.StringType
if field.find('"') != -1:
newField = '"' + field.replace('"', '""') + '"'
elif field.find(',') != -1:
newField = '"' + field + '"'
else:
newField = field
newFields.append(newField)
return ','.join(newFields)