This is a Python Library to Read the CSV file and convert it into .dat file and vice versa

Description:

PyPi: https://pypi.org/project/csvtodat/

Installation:

pip install csvtodat

Functions:

CSV to DAT Conversion

csv_to_dat(input_file, input_del=",", output_path="output.dat", output_del="|", column_names=list())

Parameter	Description
input_file	csv file which needs to be converted with complete path
input_del	used in input file. Default: , (comma)
output_path	dat file which will be created as output with expected path
output_del	delimiter used in output file: Default:
column_names	list of names of columns which you want to extract from csv

read_csv_file(input_file, input_del=",", column_names=list()) 

Parameter	Description
input_file	csv file which needs to be converted with complete path
input_del	used in input file. Default: , (comma)
column_names	list of names of columns which you want to extract from csv

convert_to_dat(csv_data, output_path="output.dat", output_del="|") 

Parameter	Description
csv_data	pandas DataFrame returned by read_csv()
output_path	dat file which will be created as output with expected path
output_del	delimiter used in output file: Default:

DAT to CSV Conversion

 dat_to_csv(input_file, input_del="|", output_path="output.csv", output_del=",", column_names=list())

Parameter	Description
input_file	dat file which needs to be converted with complete path
input_del	used in input file. Default:
output_path	csv file which will be created as output with expected path
output_del	delimiter used in output file: Default: , (comma)
column_names	list of names of columns which you want to extract from dat

read_dat_file(input_file, input_del="|", column_names=list()) 

Parameter	Description
input_file	dat file which needs to be converted with complete path
input_del	used in input file. Default:
column_names	list of names of columns which you want to extract from dat

convert_to_csv(dat_data, output_path="output.csv", output_del=",") 

Parameter	Description
dat_data	pandas DataFrame returned by read_csv()
output_path	csv file which will be created as output with expected path
output_del	delimiter used in output file: Default: , (comma)