*csvfile* can be any object which supports the :term:`iterator` protocol and returns a

string each time its :meth:`!__next__` method is called --- :term:`file objects

<file object>` and list objects are both suitable. If *csvfile* is a file object,

*dialect* parameter can be given which is used to define a set of parameters

specific to a particular CSV dialect. It may be an instance of a subclass of

the :class:`Dialect` class or one of the strings returned by the

Return a writer object responsible for converting the user's data into delimited

strings on the given file-like object. *csvfile* can be any object with a

parameter can be given which is used to define a set of parameters specific to a

particular CSV dialect. It may be an instance of a subclass of the

:class:`Dialect` class or one of the strings returned by the

A short usage example::

Reading a file with an alternate format::

The corresponding simplest possible writing example is::

A slightly more advanced use of the reader --- catching and reporting errors::

.. rubric:: Footnotes