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Operates on files or strings.\n\n## Installation\n\nAdd CSVLixir to your `mix.exs` dependencies:\n\n```elixir\ndef deps do\n  [{:csvlixir, \"~\u003e 2.0.3\"}]\nend\n```\n\nRun `mix deps.get`. Done.\n\n## Reading\n\n### Files\n\nTo read CSV data from a file, use `CSVLixir.read`. It takes a path to a file\nand returns a `Stream` that generates and returns rows of CSV data.\n\n```elixir\nCSVLixir.read(\"path/to/my.csv\") |\u003e Enum.to_list\n#=\u003e [[\"row\", \"one\"], [\"row\", \"two\"]]\n```\n    \n### Strings\n\nParsing CSV data from a string returns a list of lists. 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Each generated string ends with a newline.\n\n```elixir\nCSVLixir.write([[\"first\", \"row\"], [123, 456]]) |\u003e Enum.to_list\n#=\u003e [\"first,row\\n\", \"123,456\\n\"]\n\nCSVLixir.write([[\"abc\", \"def\", \"gh\\\",\\\"i\"], [123, 456, 789]])\n|\u003e Enum.each(\u0026IO.write/1)\n#=\u003e abc,def,\"gh\"\",\"\"i\"\n#=\u003e 123,456,789\n#=\u003e :ok\n```\n\n`CSVLixir.write_row` takes a single list and returns a single string.\n\n```elixir\nCSVLixir.write_row([\"a\", \"b\", \"c\"])\n#=\u003e \"a,b,c\\n\"\n```\n\n### Writing to a file\n\nWriting using streams:\n\n```elixir\nf = File.open!(\"/tmp/csvlixir.csv\", [:write])\n1..3\n|\u003e Stream.map(\u0026([\u00261, \u00261+1 ,\u00261+2]))\n|\u003e CSVLixir.write\n|\u003e Stream.each(\u0026(IO.write(f, \u00261)))\n|\u003e Stream.run\nFile.close(f)\n\nFile.read!(\"/tmp/csvlixir.csv\")\n# =\u003e \"1,2,3\\n2,3,4\\n3,4,5\\n\"\n```\n\nWriting a line at a time:\n\n```elixir\nf = File.open!(\"/tmp/csvlixir.csv\", [:write, :utf8])\nIO.write(f, CSVLixir.write_row([\"garçon\", \"waiter\"]))\nIO.write(f, CSVLixir.write_row([\"résumé\", \"resume\"]))\nFile.close(f)\n\nFile.read!(\"/tmp/csvlixir.csv\")\n# =\u003e \"garçon,waiter\\nrésumé,resume\\n\"\n```\n\nDon't forget to specify `:utf8` when opening the file for writing if needed.\n(I often forget.)\n\n# Changes from 1.0\n\nAdds reading from/writing to files. 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