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0 pointsElevenLathe1y ago0 comments

TSV is also my go-to when mucking around on the command line. Perfect for noodling with data before you have to put together an Excel file to show to management.

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disgruntledphd21y ago

The problem is that people (non-technical mostly), put tabs in fields, and then you have all the problems that the article notes.

ElevenLatheOP1y ago

I personally find that this happens (a lot) less often than with commas or quote characters.

disgruntledphd21y ago

That's fair, but it only takes one to mess up the rest of the file.

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0 pointsElevenLathe1y ago0 comments

TSV is also my go-to when mucking around on the command line. Perfect for noodling with data before you have to put together an Excel file to show to management.

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disgruntledphd21y ago

The problem is that people (non-technical mostly), put tabs in fields, and then you have all the problems that the article notes.

ElevenLatheOP1y ago

I personally find that this happens (a lot) less often than with commas or quote characters.

disgruntledphd21y ago

That's fair, but it only takes one to mess up the rest of the file.

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