Python: How to import information from a .csv file to python as a list with tuples inside?

Question

I am new to programming so please excuse my shallow knowledge with coding. I have a .csv file that I can open with excel. Each row represents a person\'s name and their details

Answer 1

With the csv module it is quite simple:

import csv

with open('friends.csv', 'Ur') as f:
    data = list(tuple(rec) for rec in csv.reader(f, delimiter=','))

data is a list of tuples.

The csv module reads the files correctly:

"Smith, John",123

will be read as

('Smith, John', '123')