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Tablib: Pythonic Tabular Datasets
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Release v\ |version|. (:ref:`Installation <install>`)
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Tablib is an :ref:`MIT Licensed <mit>` format-agnostic tabular dataset library, written in Python. It allows you to import, export, and manipulate tabular data sets. Advanced features include, segregation, dynamic columns, tags & filtering, and seamless format import & export.
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>>> data = tablib.Dataset(headers=['First Name', 'Last Name', 'Age'])
>>> data.extend([('Kenneth', 'Reitz', 23), ('Bessie', 'Monke', 22)])
>>> data.json
[{"Last Name": "Reitz", "First Name": "Kenneth", "Age": 22}, {"Last Name": "Monke", "First Name": "Bessie", "Age": 21}]
>>> data.yaml
- {Age: 22, First Name: Kenneth, Last Name: Reitz}
- {Age: 21, First Name: Bessie, Last Name: Monke}
>>> data.xlsx
<censored binary data>
Testimonials
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`National Geographic <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/>`_,
`Digg, Inc <http://digg.com/>`_,
`Northrop Grumman <http://www.northropgrumman.com/>`_,
`Discovery Channel <http://dsc.discovery.com/>`_,
and `The Sunlight Foundation <http://sunlightfoundation.com/>`_ use Tablib internally.
**Greg Thorton**
Tablib by @kennethreitz saved my life. I had to consolidate like 5 huge poorly maintained lists of domains and data. It was a breeze!
**Dave Coutts**
It's turning into one of my most used modules of 2010. You really hit a sweet spot for managing tabular data with a minimal amount of code and effort.
**Joshua Ourisman**
Tablib has made it so much easier to deal with the inevitable 'I want an Excel file!' requests from clients...
**Brad Montgomery**
I think you nailed the "Python Zen" with tablib. Thanks again for an awesome lib!
User's Guide
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This part of the documentation, which is mostly prose, begins with some background information about Tablib, then focuses on step-by-step instructions for getting the most out of your datasets.
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intro
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install
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tutorial
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development
API Reference
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If you are looking for information on a specific function, class or
method, this part of the documentation is for you.
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api