SQLiteMaker is a tool for converting csv data to sqlite databases. It is written in Python using ugly hacks with some SQLAlchemy ORM-sauce sprinkled on top.
This is an old tool I wrote while learning how to write python (perhaps my first complete python project). I've recently tried my hand at a rewrite so that the code is a little less embarassing, but I'm sure there are still some laughable hacks and other ugly corners... having said that - it does work. I still use this quite often in my daily analytical work, and for many more tasks than I originally intended. YMMV.
To see the man-style help documentation, simply run:
$ python SQLiteMaker.py -h
I don't know about you, but I despise spreadsheets. It's not just Microsoft Excel - it's most any spreadsheet application. Don't get me wrong - they're incredibly useful in certain use cases, like creating a document containing some simple tabular data, or for slapping together a adhoc calculator of sorts for solving some complex math problem... but for data mining? No thanks. Even if you only have rudimentary SQL query skills, a database is a much more useful venue for analyzing tabular data. Thus the primary use case for this tool.
All too often I found myself needing to take some data in a spreadsheet, or
other tabular data, and generate some report from it. No amount of spreadsheet
productivity application wizardry in the world is as handy as what can be
accomplished with some simple SELECT statements in a SQL query.
The most common thing I do with SQLiteMaker is take an Excel spreadsheet, export it as a csv, and convert it to a SQLite database. From there I'll usually open the database using a tool like Sqliteman (recommended) or SQLite Database Browser, and use the built-in query editors to query for whatever information I'm after. Both tools let you export query results as a csv file, so you can get your modified / analyzed results back into the original format you started with.
To try this for yourself, copy a csv file into the directory where you have downloaded SQLiteMaker and run:
$ python SQLiteMaker.py -i sample.csv
$ python setup.py install
Mention me on Twitter at @calebhailey or @SQLiteMaker, or drop me a line and let me know if this project is of interest to you, or if you have any questions: calebhailey@gmail.com