Using csvreader against a gzipped file in Python

Question

I have a bunch of gzipped CSV files that I\'d like to open for inspection using Python\'s built in CSV reader. I\'d like to do this without having first to manually unzip t

Answer 1

Use the gzip module:

with gzip.open(filename, mode='rt') as f:
    reader = csv.reader(f)
    #...