Csv files should be opened with universal new line mode

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When attempting to open a file saved on a windows computer import-export throw an error:

Error: new-line character seen in unquoted field - do you need to open the file in universal-newline mode?

It looks like U needs to be added to the open call - see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17315635/csv-new-line-character-seen-in-unquoted-field-error

[bmihelac]

Thanks for report. We do open csv as 'rU' but only for PY3. Here is a link to code:

https://github.com/bmihelac/django-import-export/blob/master/import_export/formats/base_formats.py#L110

To be honest I am not sure why is binary used for python 2.X here. This should be inspected carefully so we do not fix one issue and open another.

[gmehta-personal]

Is there a work around for 2.x? Any recommendations?

[chriswait]

Hi bmihelac, has any progress been made with this issue?

Many thanks,
a python 2.x user

[marksweb]

Any word on this?

I'm using Python 2.7.5 & cannot work with Excel files due to this error. I essentially have to have clients email me their CSV, save as CSV in Open Office & then do their import for them.

[litchfield]

Yes there should be an option to support universal (and frankly, I'd have thought that should've been the default option)

[bmihelac]

@litchfield thanks for contribution.

I am thinking of treating CSV as text and not binary python2. I am not sure why it is opened as binary and cannot find any documentation regarding this.

Also I do not think there is needed additional setting as this should be a bugfix. Do you agree?

This would be achieved by removing following lines:

https://github.com/django-import-export/django-import-export/blob/master/import_export/formats/base_formats.py#L128-L133

I just need to make csv with office on windows to make sure it does not break anything.

[litchfield]

Cool, yes a fix would be even better @bmihelac

[jdotjdot]

When will this get released to PyPI?