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Re:So you want to write your own CSV code (2014) by throwaway_pdp09 on Friday May 15, 2020 @08:20AM (#23191270)
There is no standard but one for CSV files (the RFC 4180 mentioned).

The whole article pretty well rams home the fact there is no standard B because there is no standard which is adhered to.

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Re:So you want to write your own CSV code (2014) by sokoloff on Friday May 15, 2020 @08:23AM (#23191300)
Humans are not bound by the computer science definition of “standard”.

But you’re correct that I was using the word “standard” imprecisely to mean something more like “file extension” rather than an IETF RFC.

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