csvkit |release|

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Because it makes your life easier.

Convert Excel to CSV:

in2csv data.xls > data.csv

Convert JSON to CSV:

in2csv data.json > data.csv

Print column names:

csvcut -n data.csv

Select a subset of columns:

csvcut -c column_a,column_c data.csv > new.csv

Reorder columns:

csvcut -c column_c,column_a data.csv > new.csv

Find rows with matching cells:

csvgrep -c phone_number -r "555-555-\d{4}" data.csv > new.csv

Convert to JSON:

csvjson data.csv > data.json

Generate summary statistics:

csvstat data.csv

Query with SQL:

csvsql --query "select name from data where age > 30" data.csv > new.csv

Import into PostgreSQL:

csvsql --db postgresql:///database --insert data.csv

Extract data from PostgreSQL:

sql2csv --db postgresql:///database --query "select * from data" > new.csv

And much more...

.. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 3

    tutorial
    cli
    tricks
    contributing
    release
    license
    changelog

When citing csvkit in publications, you may use this BibTeX entry:

@Manual{,
  title = {csvkit},
  author = {Christopher Groskopf and contributors},
  year = 2016,
  url = {https://csvkit.readthedocs.org/}
}