csvpy

Description

Loads a CSV file into a agate.csv.Reader object and then drops into a Python shell so the user can inspect the data however they see fit:

usage: csvpy [-h] [-d DELIMITER] [-t] [-q QUOTECHAR] [-u {0,1,2,3}] [-b]
             [-p ESCAPECHAR] [-z MAXFIELDSIZE] [-e ENCODING] [-S] [-v]
             [--dict]
             [FILE]

Load a CSV file into a CSV reader and then drop into a Python shell.

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
  --dict                Load the CSV file into a DictReader.
  --agate               Load the CSV file into an agate table.

This tool will automatically use the IPython shell if it is installed, otherwise it will use the running Python shell.

Note

Due to platform limitations, csvpy does not accept file input on STDIN.

See also: Arguments common to all tools.

Examples

Basic use:

csvpy examples/dummy.csv
Welcome! "examples/dummy.csv" has been loaded in a reader object named "reader".
>>> reader.next()
[u'a', u'b', u'c']

As a dictionary:

csvpy --dict examples/dummy.csv
Welcome! "examples/dummy.csv" has been loaded in a DictReader object named "reader".
>>> reader.next()
{u'a': u'1', u'c': u'3', u'b': u'2'}

As an agate table:

csvpy --agate examples/dummy.csv
Welcome! "examples/dummy.csv" has been loaded in a from_csv object named "reader".
>>> reader.print_table()
|    a | b | c |
| ---- | - | - |
| True | 2 | 3 |