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# CSV Reader

> Parameters and methods of CSVReader, which reads CSV files into documents.

CSVReader reads data from CSV files.

## Parameters

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## Methods

### `read()`

Reads a CSV file and returns a list of documents.

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| `file` | `Union[Path, IO[Any]]` | Required | Path to the CSV file or a file-like object |
| `delimiter` | `str` | `","` | Character used to separate fields in the CSV |
| `quotechar` | `str` | `'"'` | Character used to quote fields in the CSV |
| `name` | `Optional[str]` | `None` | Name override for the resulting documents |

### `async_read()`

The async variant of `read()`. It accepts the same parameters, plus:

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| `page_size` | `int` | `1000` | Number of rows per page when paginating large files |


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