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+# reader.py
+
+import csv
+
+def read_csv_as_dicts(filename, types):
+    '''
+    Read a CSV file into a list of dicts with column type conversion
+    '''
+    records = []
+    with open(filename) as f:
+        rows = csv.reader(f)
+        headers = next(rows)
+        for row in rows:
+            record = { name: func(val) for name, func, val in zip(headers, types, row) }
+            records.append(record)
+    return records
+
+def read_csv_as_instances(filename, cls):
+    '''
+    Read a CSV file into a list of instances
+    '''
+    records = []
+    with open(filename) as f:
+        rows = csv.reader(f)
+        headers = next(rows)
+        for row in rows:
+            records.append(cls.from_row(row))
+    return records