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Created January 5, 2019 15:42
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A Python script that will return the number of rows and columns in a spreadsheet, list out the headers, and prompt the user for two columns to extract into a new csv file.
import csv
CSVfile = 'C:/Users/The CSV to Parse'
condCSVpath = 'C:/Users/The New CSV to Save'
#the .reader function returns a parsed list of rows
#Function counts number of rows
def HowManyRows(fp):
f = open(fp, encoding='utf8')
csv_f = csv.reader(f)
rowCount = 0
for row in csv_f:
rowCount = rowCount + 1
print("Number of Rows: " + str(rowCount))
f.close
#Function returns the column labels
def ColumnLabels(fp):
print("Columns: ")
f = open(fp, encoding='utf8')
csv_f = csv.reader(f)
rowCount= 0
for row in csv_f:
if rowCount < 1:
for x in range(len(row)):
print(str(x) + ": " + row[x])
rowCount = rowCount + 1
f.close
#Function returns the numbers of columns
def ColumnCount(fp):
f = open(fp, encoding='utf8')
csv_f = csv.reader(f)
rowCount= 0
for row in csv_f:
if rowCount < 1:
print("Column Count: " + str(len(row)))
rowCount = rowCount + 1
f.close
def CondenseCSV(FPathOrig, Fpath, row1, row2):
fnew = open(Fpath,'w')
f = open(FPathOrig, encoding='utf8')
csv_f = csv.reader(f)
for row in csv_f:
fnew.write(row[row1] + ',' +row[row2] + '\n')
fnew.close()
print ('Condensed CSV File Saved.')
HowManyRows(CSVfile)
ColumnCount(CSVfile)
ColumnLabels(CSVfile)
rowNumberToTransfer = int(input("Check list above for fields to transfer to condensed spreadsheet. Enter only numbers, not names.\n"))
rowNumberToTransfer2 = int(input("2nd Number.\n"))
CondenseCSV(CSVfile, condCSVpath, rowNumberToTransfer, rowNumberToTransfer2)
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