csvprint 0.4.0

Print csv files in columnated format, can also output in Markdown and LaTeX format

# ``csvprint``

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A command-line utility for pretty printing csv files and converting to other formats.

## Installation

If Python 3 with the package manager pip is installed, doing `pip3 install csvprint` in your terminal should do the trick.

## Usage

`csvprint [filename]` prints a formatted table if `filename` is a comma separated file.

```
» cat imdb.csv
Title,Release Year,Estimated Budget
Shawshank Redemption,1994,$25 000 000
The Godfather,1972,$6 000 000
The Godfather: Part II,1974,$13 000 000
The Dark Knight,2008,$185 000 000
12 Angry Men,1957,$350 000

» csvprint imdb.csv
Title Release Year Estimated Budget
Shawshank Redemption 1994 $25 000 000
The Godfather 1972 $6 000 000
The Godfather: Part II 1974 $13 000 000
The Dark Knight 2008 $185 000 000
12 Angry Men 1957 $350 000
```
You can also pipe into `csvprint`:

```
» cat imdb.csv | csvprint
Title Release Year Estimated Budget
Shawshank Redemption 1994 $25 000 000
The Godfather 1972 $6 000 000
The Godfather: Part II 1974 $13 000 000
The Dark Knight 2008 $185 000 000
12 Angry Men 1957 $350 000
```
## Options

Command | Result
:-------------|:-------------------------------------------------------------
`--markdown` | print as markdown
`--latex` | print as latex table
`--header` | add header decoration around the first line
`-p [n]` | add a padding of `n` spaces for each column, on both sides
`-s 'char'` | file is delimited by `char` (instead of comma), `tab` for tab
`-d [string]` | specify the string to separate columns
`-a` | specify alignment (left or right) - see examples below
`-h` | print help message

## Alignment example

There are three options for specifying alignment. One can use `l` or `r` for aligning all cells to the left or right, respectively. One can also specify a distinct alignment option for each column. Then the number of options will need to match the number of columns.

```
» csvprint imdb.csv -a l r r
Title Release Year Estimated Budget
Shawshank Redemption 1994 $25 000 000
The Godfather 1972 $6 000 000
The Godfather: Part II 1974 $13 000 000
The Dark Knight 2008 $185 000 000
12 Angry Men 1957 $350 000
```

## Markdown example

Markdown output also supports left and right alignment.

```
» csvprint examples/imdb.csv --markdown -a l r r
Title | Release Year | Estimated Budget
:----------------------|-------------:|----------------:
Shawshank Redemption | 1994 | $25 000 000
The Godfather | 1972 | $6 000 000
The Godfather: Part II | 1974 | $13 000 000
The Dark Knight | 2008 | $185 000 000
12 Angry Men | 1957 | $350 000
```

When rendered as HTML, this looks like

Title | Release Year | Estimated Budget
:----------------------|-------------:|----------------:
Shawshank Redemption | 1994 | $25 000 000
The Godfather | 1972 | $6 000 000
The Godfather: Part II | 1974 | $13 000 000
The Dark Knight | 2008 | $185 000 000
12 Angry Men | 1957 | $350 000

## Testing

Run ``pytest`` while in the root directory of this repository.