Import CSV file via PSQL With Array Values - postgresql

Question

I have a very simple table where I would like to insert data from a CSV into it.
create table products(
id integer primary key,
images text[]
);
Here is what I am currently trying with my csv:
1,"['hello.jpg', 'world.jpg']"
2,"['hola.jpg', 'mundo.jpg']"
When I do the following, I get a syntax error from psql, with no additional information what could have gone wrong.
\copy products 'C:\Users\z\Downloads\MOCK_DATA.csv' WITH DELIMITER ',';
Does anyone know how to format my array values properly?

Answer 1

If you remove the square brackets from the csv file then I would have the table like this (images as text rather than text[]):
create table products_raw
(
id integer primary key,
images text
);
plus this view
create view products as
select id, ('{'||images||'}')::text[] as images
from products_raw;
and use the view henceforth. Anyway I would rather have the CSV file like this, no formatting, just data:
1,"hello.jpg,world.jpg"
2,"hola.jpg,mundo.jpg"
It is also worth considering to attach the csv file as a foreign table using file_fdw. It is a bit more complicated but usually pays off with several benefits.