databuild 0.0.8

a build tool for data

make for your data.

An automation tool for data manipulation.

Inspired by Open Refine.

The general principles in Databuild are:

• Low entry barrier

• Easy to install

• Easy to grasp

• Extensible

Databuild can be useful for scenarios such as:

• Documenting data transformations in your infoviz project

• Automate data processing in a declarative way

Installation

Install databuild:

$ pip install databuild

Quickstart

For more details, see the Extended Documentation.

$ data-build.py buildfile.json

buildfile.json contains a list of operations to be performed on data. Think of it as a script for a spreadsheet.

An example of build file could be:

[
  {
    "function": "sheets.import_data",
    "description": "Importing data from csv file",
    "params": {
      "sheet": "dataset1",
      "format": "csv",
      "filename": "dataset1.csv",
      "skip_last_lines": 1
    }
  },
  {
    "function": "columns.add_column",
    "description": "Calculate the gender ratio",
    "params": {
      "sheet": "dataset1",
      "name": "Gender Ratio",
      "expression": {
        "language": "python",
        "content": "return float(row['Male Total']) / float(row['Female Total'])"
      }
    }
  },
  {
    "function": "sheets.export_data",
    "description": "",
    "params": {
      "sheet": "dataset1",
      "format": "csv",
      "filename": "dataset2.csv"
    }
  }
]

YAML buildfiles are also supported. databuild will guess the type based on the extension.

License

Licensed under BSD 3-clauses.