csv to array

[python24]

hi,I am new to python.
my csv file contains data with combination of strings and integers.if i try to store it in a array using array module,type code is not matching.
as csv reader returns list of lists,wat type code i have to give??

a=array.array('typecode',[initalizer])

wats the solution for it?

[bartonc]

hi,I am new to python.
my csv file contains data with combination of strings and integers.if i try to store it in a array using array module,type code is not matching.
as csv reader returns list of lists,wat type code i have to give??

a=array.array('typecode',[initalizer])

wats the solution for it?

We don't typically use arrays in Python, except when that's truly what we need.

a Python list acts much like an array but may contain any type of data in a given element. Arrays are for a single type of data, hence the 'typecode'.

A cvs reader will give you a 2D list which would look something like this:

>>> cvsString = "1, hello, world\n2, goodnight, all"
>>> a2dList = [[item.strip() for item in line.split(',')] for line in cvsString.split('\n')]
>>> a2dList[0]
['1', 'hello', 'world']
>>> a2dList[0][2]
'world'
>>>