Cyrillic (csv or Excel) file to UTF-8 (csv) file converter

c2u.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# encoding: utf-8
"""
c2u.py
Created by ckunte on 2012-09-21.

Note: Keep the following file be placed in the same folder 
      as this script file.

Usage (run in Mac Terminal or Gnome Terminal):
    $ python c2u.py

"""

import codecs, csv

def main():
    # There are two codecs (cp1251, iso8859_5).
    # One of the above two should work.
    # Comment the line below with # if you use a .xls file.
    f = csv.reader('filename.xls', dialect='excel', **fmtparams)
    # Comment the line above, and uncomment the line below 
    # if you use a .csv file.
    # f = codecs.open('filename.csv', 'rb', 'iso8859_5')
    u = f.read()
    o = codecs.open('output.csv', 'w', 'utf-8')
    o.write(u)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()