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CSV (.csv)

General Information

Attribute Value
Name Csv
snake_case_name csv
Description CSV (.csv)
Extensions .csv
Read support Yes
Write support Yes
Single-file Yes
Kind 📝 text
Sort-on-write No (by default)
Sort key (headword_lower)
Wiki Comma-separated values
Website ―

Read options

Name Default Type Comment
encoding utf-8 str Encoding/charset
newline \n str Newline string
delimiter , str Column delimiter

Write options

Name Default Type Comment
encoding utf-8 str Encoding/charset
newline \n str Newline string
resources True bool Enable resources / data files
delimiter , str Column delimiter
add_defi_format False bool enable adding defiFormat (m/h/x)
enable_info True bool Enable glossary info / metedata
word_title False bool add headwords title to beginning of definition

Columns / file structure

Our supported CSV files consists of these columns:

  • Main term (headword)
  • Definiton / translation / article
  • Comma-seperated alternative terms (optional) (needs to be quoted for multiple terms)

For example, with default delimiter=",", a line would like like:

word,translation,"inflection1,inflection2,inflection3"

Here is a simple script that creates such CSV file (without pyglossary library): doc/format-desc/csv-create.py

Dictionary Applications/Tools

Name & Website Source code License Platforms Language
LibreOffice Calc git.libreoffice.org/core MPL/GPL Linux, Windows, Mac C++
Microsoft Excel ― Proprietary Windows

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