How to check if a CSV has a header using Python?

Question

I have a CSV file and I want to check if the first row has only strings in it (ie a header). I\'m trying to avoid using any extras like pandas etc. I\'m thinking I\'ll use a

Answer 1

Python has a built in CSV module that could help. E.g.

import csv
with open('example.csv', 'rb') as csvfile:
    sniffer = csv.Sniffer()
    has_header = sniffer.has_header(csvfile.read(2048))
    csvfile.seek(0)
    # ...