csvsort¶
Description¶
Sort CSV files. Like unix “sort” command, but for tabular data:
usage: csvsort [-h] [-d DELIMITER] [-t] [-q QUOTECHAR] [-u {0,1,2,3}] [-b]
[-p` ESCAPECHAR] [-e ENCODING] [-n] [-c COLUMNS] [-r]
[FILE]
Sort CSV files. Like unix "sort" command, but for tabular data.
positional arguments:
FILE The CSV file to operate on. If omitted, will accept
input on STDIN.
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-y SNIFFLIMIT, --snifflimit SNIFFLIMIT
Limit CSV dialect sniffing to the specified number of
bytes. Specify "0" to disable sniffing entirely.
Specify the encoding the input file.
-n, --names Display column names and indices from the input CSV
and exit.
-c COLUMNS, --columns COLUMNS
A comma separated list of column indices or names to
be extracted. Defaults to all columns.
-r, --reverse Sort in descending order.
--no-inference Disable type inference when parsing the input.
Also see: common_arguments.
Examples¶
Sort the veteran’s education benefits table by the “TOTAL” column:
$ cat examples/realdata/FY09_EDU_Recipients_by_State.csv | csvsort -c 9
View the five states with the most individuals claiming veteran’s education benefits:
$ cat examples/realdata/FY09_EDU_Recipients_by_State.csv | csvcut -c 1,9 | csvsort -r -c 2 | head -n 5