csv transpose

gistfile1.txt

import csv
import sys
infile = sys.argv[1]
outfile = sys.argv[2]

with open(infile) as f:
    reader = csv.reader(f)
    cols = []
    for row in reader:
        cols.append(row)

with open(outfile, 'wb') as f:
    writer = csv.writer(f)
    for i in range(len(max(cols, key=len))):
        writer.writerow([(c[i] if i<len(c) else '') for c in cols])
        
# http://askubuntu.com/questions/74686/is-there-a-utility-to-transpose-a-csv-file
# python my_csv_transposer.py <theinfilename> <theoutfilename>