# Python Practice Problems: Parsing CSV Files

DevFeed: [Python Practice Problems: Parsing CSV Files](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/python-practice-problems-parsing-csv-files-10824.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://realpython.com/python-interview-problem-parsing-csv-files/>)

Author: Jim Anderson

Published: 2026-09-13T14:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Real Python](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/real-python.md>)

Topics: [CSV](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/csv.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [Test-driven development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tdd.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [pass](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/password-store.md>)

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## AI overview

An intermediate-level tutorial that helps Python developers practice parsing CSV files through interview-style problems. It covers writing solutions, test-driven development with pytest, solution improvements, and the trade-offs between Python's built-in csv module and pandas.

## Source excerpt

In this tutorial, you'll prepare for future interviews by working through a set of Python practice problems that involve CSV files. You'll work through the problems yourself and then compare your results with solutions developed by the Real Python team.