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Feb 22, 2015 at 20:38
Surprised to learn that CSV does actually have an IETF RFC standardising it: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4180 (handling real data is messy though)
RFC 4180: Common Format and MIME Type for Comma-Separated Values (CSV) Files
RFC 4180: Common Format and MIME Type for Comma-Separated Values (CSV) Files
This RFC documents the format used for Comma-Separated Values (CSV) files and registers the associated MIME type "text/csv". This memo provides information for the Internet community.

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