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ValueError in Python: Too many values to unpack


I'm getting a valueError on the below code.

ValueError('too many values to unpack',)
with open('38374657484839373636.csv') as f:
    for line in f.read().split('\n'):
        if line:
            repo, file, pkey = line.split(",")
            keys.add(pkey)

Solution

  • The easiest way to read CSV-files (and Excel-files too with pd.read_excel()) is to use Pandas

    import pandas as pd
    df = pd.read_csv('38374657484839373636.csv')
    df.head()
    

    Sometimes it is necessary to set the delimiter explicitly, depending on what's in our input file. E.g, if the delimiter in your file is /

    import pandas as pd
    df = pd.read_csv('38374657484839373636.csv', delimiter='/')
    df.head()
    

    Watch also wether your csv-file has a header or not. E.g.:

    import pandas as pd
    df = pd.read_csv('38374657484839373636.csv', delimiter='/',header=None)
    df.head()