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Re:Show HN: Tably – Python script for converting .csv to LaT... by narimiran on Monday October 09, 2017 @10:19AM (#15433973)
> Why? Is CSV easier to write than LaTeX?

1. When it comes to tables, yes - CSV is easier to write than LaTeX. Everything is easier than LaTeX tables :)

2. More serious reason - I have some lab equipment which outputs its results as CSV files, so this tool is used to convert those 'automatically' created .csv files.

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Re:Show HN: Tably – Python script for converting .csv to LaT... by cup-of-tea on Thursday October 12, 2017 @03:56AM (#15456370)
But isn't it just a character substitution? TeX uses & and \\ for column and row separators, CSV uses , and newline. There's no way I'm writing either of them by hand, so why do I need to convert from CSV?
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