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What Are CSV Files

CSV (Comma-separated values) files are a simple file format used to store and exchange data in a tabular format, where values are separated by commas. They are widely compatible with various software applications, easy to create and edit, and suitable for applications like spreadsheets and databases. Key features include the use of delimiters, quotes for data storage, and header rows for column identification.

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What Are CSV Files

CSV (Comma-separated values) files are a simple file format used to store and exchange data in a tabular format, where values are separated by commas. They are widely compatible with various software applications, easy to create and edit, and suitable for applications like spreadsheets and databases. Key features include the use of delimiters, quotes for data storage, and header rows for column identification.

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What are CSV Files?

The full form of CSV is Comma-separated values. Comma-separated value


is a simple yet powerful file format to store and exchange data. Values are
separated using commas in this plain text file format. CSV files are often
used to store data in a tabular format, such as spreadsheets or databases.
These files are easy to create and edit, are compatible with a wide variety
of software applications, and are easy to share and transfer.

Examples of CSV File

Example 1: Given below is a simple list of people with their names and
ages. The columns are separated by commas, and each row represents a
single person.

name,age
John Doe,30
Jane Doe,25

Example 2: Given below is a table of numbers. The first column could


represent the x-axis of a graph, and the second column could represent
the y-axis.

1,2,3,4
5,6,7,8
9,10,11,12

Features of CSV files

 Delimiters: Delimiters are used to separate values in a row. The


most common delimiter is the comma but there are other delimiters
such as tabs or semicolons.

 Quotes: Quotes make it possible to store any type of data in a CSV


file.

 Header rows: Header rows help to identify the columns in the file

Applications of CSV files

CSV files are used in a variety of applications, including:

 Spreadsheets

 Databases

 Web applications

 Data science

How to use CSV files ?


CSV files can be opened and edited with most spreadsheet applications,
such as Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, and LibreOffice. CSV can also be
imported into other applications and databases.

Advantages of CSV files

 Simplicity: CSV files are plain text files and can be created and
edited with any text editor.

 Compatibility: CSV files are compatible with spreadsheet


applications, databases, and web applications.

 Portability: Sharing is easy as CSV files are plain text files.

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