slightly more useful eager csv reader

gistfile1.py

import csv

class csvreader(object):
    def __init__(self, filepath):
        self._filename = filepath
        reader = csv.DictReader(
            open(self._filename, 'rU')
        )
        self.fieldnames = reader.fieldnames
        self._rows = [
            row for row in reader
        ]

        self._rowcount = len(self._rows)

    def find(self, col_name, to_match, use_re=False):
        assert col_name in self._fieldnames

        for row in self._rows:
            if to_match in row[col_name]:
                return row
            if use_re:
                cur_value = row[col_name]
                if re.findall(to_match, cur_value):
                    return row
        return None

    @property
    def rows(self):
        return self._rows

    @property
    def rowcount(self):
        return self._rowcount