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No! The poop symbol is used in data, and thus is a terrible separator. If you have to quote it anyway, use commas, as that is already in use. Or use "Unicode" s
by dwheeler 3y ago
No! The poop symbol is used in data, and thus is a terrible separator. If you have to quote it anyway, use commas, as that is already in use. Or use "Unicode" separated values.
- deathanatos 3y agoYou could just apply the standard CSV escaping mechanism, so a single poop in a cell is represented in the file by 4 poop emoji. (Two to quote, one to escape, one as a literal. See RFC 4180 if you're still confused on "why 4?")
- dwheeler 3y agoSure, but we already have CSV. A different format should have some advantage over existing formats. If you have to escape it either way, then use the format people can already process.