Using CSV Module

import os
import pprint
import csv

DATADIR = ""
DATAFILE = "beatles-diskography.csv"

def parse_csv(datafile):
	data = []
	n = 0
	with open(datafile,'rb') as sd:
		r = csv.DictReader(sd)
		for line in r:
			data.append(line)
	return data

if __name__ == '__main__':
	datafile = os.path.join(DATADIR, DATAFILE)
	parse_scv(datafile)
	d = parse_csv(datafile)
	pprint.pprint(d)