csvtables

csvtables

Converts a CSV formatted input to a readable table in text. The table is Markdown compatible.

Installation

Install package using pip:

python -m pip install csvtables

Usage

You can use the package directly in the terminal or by importing it in a python script.

Command line interface

csvtables --help

Let's assume we have the following text file which is located in tests/sample_data.csv (reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_galaxies#Closest_galaxies):

Rank,Galaxy,Distance
1,Milky Way Galaxy,0
2,Canis Major Dwarf,0.025 Mly
3,Virgo Stellar Stream,0.030 Mly
4,Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy,0.081 Mly
5,Large Magellanic Cloud,0.163 Mly
6,Small Magellanic Cloud,0.197 Mly

The table is generated by running:

csvtables closest_galaxies.csv

and should produce the following output:

| Rank | Galaxy                              | Distance  |
|------|-------------------------------------|-----------|
| 1    | Milky Way Galaxy                    | 0         |
| 2    | Canis Major Dwarf                   | 0.025 Mly |
| 3    | Virgo Stellar Stream                | 0.030 Mly |
| 4    | Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy | 0.081 Mly |
| 5    | Large Magellanic Cloud              | 0.163 Mly |
| 6    | Small Magellanic Cloud              | 0.197 Mly |

Running as a module

# example.py

from csvtables import csvtables
csv_file = open("tests/sample_data.csv", "r")
table = csvtables.CSVTable(csv_file)
print(table.generate_table())  # display the table to stdout