Create text files from csv

splitting.py

import csv

f = open('filename.csv', 'rU')
csv_f = csv.reader(f)

for row in csv_f:
#this creates the file and names it the contents of the first column
  file = open(row[0]+".txt", "w")
#this writes the content from the second column
  file.write(row[1])
  file.close()