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csv.from() function

csv.from() is experimental and subject to change at any time.

csv.from() retrieves annotated CSV from a URL.

Deprecated

Experimental csv.from() is deprecated in favor of a combination of requests.get() and csv.from().

Note: Experimental csv.from() is an alternative to the standard csv.from() function.

Function type signature
(url: string) => stream[A] where A: Record

For more information, see Function type signatures.

Parameters

url

(Required) URL to retrieve annotated CSV from.

Examples

Query annotated CSV data from a URL using the requests package

import "csv"
import "http/requests"

response = requests.get(url: "http://example.com/csv/example.csv")

csv.from(csv: string(v: response.body))

Query annotated CSV data from a URL

import "experimental/csv"

csv.from(url: "http://example.com/csv/example.csv")

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