--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/numerics/fields.py	Fri Nov 21 13:16:39 2014 -0800
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+fields CSV
+"""
+
+# imports
+import csv
+string = (str, unicode)
+
+class FieldsCSV(object):
+    """fields-based CSV"""
+
+    fields = []  # ABC
+
+     @classmethod
+     def names(cls):
+         return [field[0] for field in cls.fields]
+
+    def parse(f):
+        if isinstance(f, string):
+            with open(f) as _f:
+                return self.parse(_f)
+
+        
+