convert excel to pipe delimited text file

How do I add comments from a text-file to an array of folders? Read text file, modify it then write backįeb-18-2023, 02:49 PM Last Post: deanhystad Reading data from excel file –> process it >then write to another excel output file It's only after using it for a period that I get comfortable and I can understand how some of the subtleties fit together. I find the reference guide overwhelming when I'm first learning a language. Nothing wrong with trying and having a less efficient or less idiomatic at first. Do you have suggestion how to truly understand these types of functions or just practice? This is pretty simple, but it is up to you to keep track and make sure everything is always done in the right order. insert() method to modify it, but you could use any other manipulation (create a new list with a comprehension, slices. You need to feed the csvwriter an object with the correct number of fields. So if i want to insert other values and add new columns or fields, i can just use insert function and use position? So if i want to insert other values and add new columns or fields, i can just use insert function and use position?Ģ. I've tried 'enumerate' before but haven't absorbed it until now.ġ. (Feb-05-2022, 12:08 AM)bowlofred Wrote: writerow() takes exactly one argument: the entire row you want to write/append to your csv.ģ. Writer_delim.writerow(row) # print value in each line Writer_delim.writerow(header) # add headerįor record_index, row in enumerate(reader_pipe, 1): # loop to read file Writer_delim = csv.writer(file_comma, delimiter = ',') Reader_pipe = csv.reader(text_pipe, delimiter = '|') With open('datafile.txt', mode='r') as text_pipe, open('output.csv', 'w', newline= '') as file_comma: Since you're just counting on a loop, consider using enumerate() for a counter rather than managing your own. If you're just going to exit immediately if either open fails and you're done with them at the same time, then you might want to put them in the same with and save some indent space. You don't need two separate contexts to open two files. If you want to add record_index to your CSV, modify row directly to put that value in the row.

Writerow() takes exactly one argument: the entire row you want to write/append to your csv.

Convert excel to pipe delimited text file