Is there a simple way to match a value in a csv file using python?
Question: Is there a simple way to match a value in a given field of a csv file using
python without using a regex? I have a field in a csv file that contains text.
I wish to write a python script to do stuff to all the fields that contain the
text 'eagle' in a file called file.csv.

For example:

    
    
    import csv
    
    with open('file.csv', mode='r') as infile:
        reader = csv.reader(infile)
            for row in reader:
                match = row[3]
                if match == 'eagle':
                    DO STUFF
    

The above code does not work. How can I DO STUFF with all the row[3] values
that match the string 'eagle'? Thanks for the help!

EDIT: here are some examples lines from 'file.csv'

    
    
    tree,rock,10000,eagle
    plant,stone,500,owl
    seed,boulder,7000,crane
    fruit,pebble,60000000,hawk
    

I wish to match row[3] from line 1 and 4, then DO STUFF.


Answer: It works on my machine.

    
    
    bash-4.1$ cat > file.csv
    tree,rock,10000,eagle
    plant,stone,500,owl
    seed,boulder,7000,crane
    fruit,pebble,60000000,hawk
    bash-4.1$ python
    Python 2.7 (r27:82500, Sep 16 2010, 18:03:06) 
    [GCC 4.5.1 20100907 (Red Hat 4.5.1-3)] on linux2
    Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
    >>> import csv
    >>> 
    >>> with open('file.csv', mode='r') as infile:
    ...     reader = csv.reader(infile)
    ...     for row in reader:
    ...         match = row[3]
    ...         if match == 'eagle':
    ...             print(repr(match))
    ... 
    'eagle'
    

