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surveyflow

A Python library for processing survey data — parse survey definitions and responses into structured outputs ready for analysis.

Features

  • Parse survey definition (question structure, types, positions) into metadata.json
  • Parse survey response rows into rawdata.csv with numeric codes
    • Single-choice → integer code (e.g. 1)
    • Multi-choice / ranking → semicolon-separated codes (e.g. "1;3;5")
    • Open-ended / matrix / number → raw text
  • Filter responses by status (default: approved only)
  • Consistent columns between rawdata.csv and metadata.json

Installation

pip install surveyflow

Quick Start

from surveyflow.steps.ingestion import IngestionStep

# definition: dict from your survey platform's definition API
# rows_pages: list of paginated response pages from your survey platform

step = IngestionStep()
context = step.run({
    "definition":  definition,
    "rows_pages":  rows_pages,
    "output_dir":  "./output",
})

df       = context["rawdata"]      # pandas DataFrame
metadata = context["metadata"]     # dict with question info + value labels

Output

rawdata.csv

task_id date_time q6 q7 q10 q18
task_001 2026-03-01 1 2 1 1;3
task_002 2026-03-01 2 1 2 2

metadata.json

{
  "survey_id": 12345,
  "questions": {
    "q6": {
      "position": 6,
      "english_question": "Please provide your current address",
      "answer_type": "singlechoice",
      "values": { "1": "Ward 1", "2": "Ward 2", "3": "Ward 3" }
    },
    "q18": {
      "position": 18,
      "english_question": "Who do you live with",
      "answer_type": "multiplechoice",
      "values": { "1": "Spouse", "2": "Parents", "3": "Children" }
    }
  }
}

Input Format

definition

{
    "survey": { "survey_id": 12345, "title": "...", ... },
    "questions": [
        {
            "question_id": 1001,
            "position": 6,
            "question": "...",
            "english_question": "Please provide your current address",
            "type": 2,        # 2=singlechoice, 3=multiplechoice, 6=ranking, 4=matrix, ...
            "input_type": 0,
            "mandatory": True,
            "status": 1
        },
        ...
    ]
}

rows_pages

[
    {   # page 1
        "rows": [
            {
                "task_id": "task_001",
                "date_time": "2026-03-01 09:00:00",
                "profile_status": "approved",
                "questions": [
                    { "type": "singlechoice", "question": "Please provide your current address", "answer": "Ward 1" },
                    { "type": "multiplechoice", "question": "Who do you live with",
                      "answer": [{"answer_name": "Spouse"}, {"answer_name": "Children"}] },
                    ...
                ]
            },
            ...
        ]
    },
    # page 2, page 3, ...
]

Answer Types

type value answer_type Encoded in rawdata?
2 singlechoice Yes → int
3 multiplechoice Yes → "1;3;5"
6 ranking Yes → "2;1;3"
4 matrix No → "row:col|row:col"
1 + input_type=100 multiplenumber No → "label:num|label:num"
1 freetext No → raw text
1 + input_type=3 singlenumber No → raw number
1109 area No → raw text

Excluded from output: audio, user-name, user-phone, instruction, reward.

Profile Status Filter

# Default: approved only
step.run({ ..., "profile_status": ["approved"] })

# Include all statuses
step.run({ ..., "profile_status": [] })

# Custom filter
step.run({ ..., "profile_status": ["approved", "pending"] })

Requirements

  • Python >= 3.10
  • pandas >= 2.0
  • openpyxl >= 3.1

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