PYTHON - Read and Write CSV files
It is possible to read and write CSV (comma separated values) files using Python 2.4 Distribution. Like most languages, file operations can be done with Python. Writing a CSV file with Python can be done by importing the CSV module and creating a write object that will be used with the WriteRow Method. Reading a CSV file can be done in a similar way by creating a reader object and by using the print method to read the file. As file operations require advanced concepts, some knowledge of programming with Python is required to read and write the CSV (comma separated values) files.
Python Www.python.org, version 2.4 supports the de facto CSV format (comma-separated values: ).
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Prerequisites
-> Knowledge of Python
-> Python 2.4 Distribution
Writing a CSV file
Start by importing the CSV module:
import csv
We will define an object "writer" (named c), which can later be used to write the CSV file.
c = csv.writer(open("MYFILE.csv", "wb"))
Now we will apply the method to write a row. Writerow The method takes one argument - this argument must be a list and each list item is equivalent to a column. Here, we try to make an address book:
c.writerow(["Name","Address","Telephone","Fax","E-mail","Others"])
Then we will save all entries in this way.
Reading a CSV file
First just create an object reader (we will give it a name: cr).
cr = csv.reader(open("MYFILE.csv","rb"))
And here we get each row (in the form of a list of columns) as follows:
for row in cr:
print row
We can of course extract a precise entry of a row with the index:
for row in reader:
print row[2], row[-2] Related
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