import csv


def _decode_csv(input_str):
    """ Decodes CSVs into a list of strings. """
    reader = csv.reader([input_str], quotechar='"', delimiter=',', escapechar="\\",
        doublequote=False, quoting=csv.QUOTE_ALL, skipinitialspace=True);
    result = []
    for row in reader:
        result += row
    return result