@@ -1,3 +1,45 @@
 # fileparse.py
 #
 # Exercise 3.3
+import csv
+
+def parse_csv(filename, select=None, types=None, has_headers=True, delimiter=','):
+    """ Parse a CSV file into a list of records
+    """
+    with open(filename) as f:
+        rows = csv.reader(f, delimiter=delimiter)
+
+        #Read the file headers
+        if has_headers:
+            headers = next(rows)
+
+        # If a column selector was given, find indices of the specified columns.
+        # Also narrow the set of headers used for resulting dictionaries
+        if select:
+            indices = [headers.index(colname) for colname in select]
+            headers = select
+        else:
+            indices = [] 
+
+        records = []
+        for row in rows:
+            if not row: #Skip rows with no data
+                continue
+            
+            # Filter the row if specific columns were selected
+            if indices:
+                row = [ row[index] for index in indices]
+            # Perform type conversion
+            if types:
+                row = [func(val) for func, val in zip(types, row)]
+
+            if has_headers:
+                # Make a dictionary    
+                record = dict(zip(headers, row))
+            else:
+                # Make a tuple
+                record = tuple(row)
+
+            records.append(record)
+
+    return records