super-csv

library5.0.0pypypiunverified

A CSV processor library for Python, maintained by Open edX. Version 5.0.0 provides tools for reading and writing CSV files with a focus on handling BOM (Byte Order Mark) characters and encoding issues. The library supports Python 2.7 and 3.5+.

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pip install super-csv

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super-csv

datapythonv5.0.0

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SuperCsvReader

✓ from super_csv import SuperCsvReader

✗ from super_csv import SuperCsvReader

Basic CSV read/write with BOM-safe encoding.

from super_csv import SuperCsvReader, SuperCsvWriter import os # Reading a CSV file reader = SuperCsvReader('data.csv', encoding='utf-8-sig') for row in reader: print(row) # Writing a CSV file writer = SuperCsvWriter('output.csv', encoding='utf-8-sig') writer.writeheader(['name', 'age']) writer.writerow({'name': 'Alice', 'age': 30}) writer.close()

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Known issues

breakingPython 2.7 support was dropped in version 4.0.0. Upgrade to Python 3.5+.

fix

Use Python 3.5 or later.

affects: >=4.0.0

gotchaThe default encoding for SuperCsvReader is 'utf-8', which fails on files with BOM. Use 'utf-8-sig' to handle BOM correctly.

fix

Specify encoding='utf-8-sig' when opening files.

affects: all

deprecatedThe function `super_csv.update_from_dict` was deprecated in v4.1.0 and removed in v5.0.0. Use `SuperCsvWriter.writerow` with a dict instead.

fix

Replace calls to `update_from_dict` with `writer.writerow(dict_data)`.

affects: >=5.0.0

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5.0.0latest on PyPI · released Mar 24, 2026

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/openedx/super-csv ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/super-csv/ ↗