python_reference/read_csv_to_dict.py
2014-03-19 14:57:05 -04:00

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# Sebastian Raschka, 03/2014
# Read a csv file (with a header) into a dictionary
# where the dictionary structure will be
# {header_col1: [val1_line1, val1_line2, ...], header_col2: [val2_line1, val2_line2, ...], ...}
def read_csv(csv_path):
with open(csv_path, 'r') as in_csv:
header = in_csv.readline().strip().split(',')
data = {i:[] for i in header}
for line in in_csv:
line = line.strip().split(',')
for i in range(len(line)-1):
data[header[i]].append(line[i])
return data