I have the data file:

'Laura', 'Laura Ellenburg', '5342 Picklied Trout Lane', 'Nashville', 'TN', '38010', '2000-02-22', ' ', '454-56-768'

Notice the ' ' near the end.

I am using the python code:
Code:
  data = []
  infile = open ("./BIGPVFC-ASC10e/Employee.asc", "r")
  for line in infile:
    line = line.rstrip("\n")
    line = line.strip()
...