Very simple CSV to JSON converter

csv-to-json.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

# Very simple CSV to JSON converter
# Supports CSV labels
# Usage:
#   (without labels) 
#			csv-to-json.py ./data.csv > ./data.json
#				like: [ [ 1, 2, 3 ] ]
#   (with labels)
#			csv-to-json.py -l ./data.csv > ./data.json
#				like: [ { one: 1, two: 2, three: 3 } ]				
#

import json
import csv
import sys

def converter(filename, labels):
	with open(filename, 'rb') as buf:
		dialect = csv.Sniffer().sniff(buf.read(1024))
		buf.seek(0);
		
		if labels:
			reader = csv.DictReader(buf, dialect = dialect)
		else:	
			reader = csv.reader(buf, dialect = dialect)
		
		return json.dumps(list(reader))


class Options(object):
	labels = False;
	
	def __init__(self, args):
		for i in args:
			if i == '-l':
				self.labels = True;
			else:
				self.filename = i;

def main(options):
	print converter(options.filename, options.labels)


if __name__ == '__main__':
	main(Options(sys.argv))