Converts a generic log file with separated fields into CSV file

log_to_csv.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import sys

events = ("warning", "Warning", "error", "Error")   # put here strings of interest in log

log_file = sys.argv[1]
log_separator = ':'

csv_file_name = log_file + ".csv"
csv_separator = ';'

csv_file = open(csv_file_name, 'w')

for line in open(log_file, 'r'):
	if line in ['\r', '\r\n']:
		continue

	if any(e in line for e in events):
		fields = line.split(log_separator)
		line = csv_separator.join(fields)
		csv_file.write(line)

csv_file.close()