# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- from csv import Dialect, excel, register_dialect class excel_semikolon(Dialect): delimiter = ';' doublequote = True lineterminator = '\r\n' quotechar = '"' quoting = 0 skipinitialspace = False def patchup(dialect): if dialect: if dialect.delimiter in [excel_semikolon.delimiter, excel.delimiter] and \ dialect.quotechar == excel_semikolon.quotechar: # walks like a duck and talks like a duck.. must be one dialect.doublequote = True return dialect register_dialect("excel_semikolon", excel_semikolon)