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Convert .CSV to VCF Python
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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- | |
#python 3.x | |
import csv | |
import sys | |
#convert a "comma separated values" file to vcf contact cards. I used this to convert a list of student | |
#names and phone numbers into a vcf and save the trouble of adding one by one through phone | |
#USAGE: | |
#CSV_to_Vcards.py CSV_filename | |
def convert(somefile): | |
#assuming file format : lastname,firstname,phonenumber,mail | |
with open( somefile, 'r' ) as source: | |
reader = csv.reader( source ) #reader now holds the whole data like ['lastname', 'firstname', 'phonenumber', 'mail'] | |
allvcf = open('ALL.vcf', 'w') | |
i = 0 | |
for row in reader: | |
#write in individual vcf | |
# vcf = open(row[1] + ' ' + row[0] + ".vcf", 'w') | |
# vcf.write( 'BEGIN:VCARD' + "\n") | |
# vcf.write( 'VERSION:2.1' + "\n") | |
# vcf.write( 'N:' + row[0] + ';' + row[1] + "\n") | |
# vcf.write( 'FN:' + row[1] + ' ' + row[0] + "\n") #rembemer that lastname first | |
# vcf.write( 'ORG:' + 'ATI' + "\n") | |
# vcf.write( 'TEL;CELL:' + row[2] + "\n") | |
# vcf.write( 'EMAIL:' + row[3] + "\n") | |
# vcf.write( 'END:VCARD' + "\n") | |
# vcf.write( "\n") | |
# vcf.close() | |
#write in the "ALL.vcf" file. | |
allvcf.write( 'BEGIN:VCARD' + "\n") | |
allvcf.write( 'VERSION:2.1' + "\n") | |
allvcf.write( 'N:' + row[0] + ';' + row[1] + "\n") | |
allvcf.write( 'FN:' + "Bootcamp " + row[1] + ' ' + row[0] + "\n") #remember that lastname first | |
allvcf.write( 'ORG:' + 'Bootcamp' + "\n") | |
allvcf.write( 'TEL;CELL:' + row[2] + "\n") | |
allvcf.write( 'EMAIL:' + row[3] + "\n") | |
allvcf.write( 'END:VCARD' + "\n") | |
allvcf.write( "\n") | |
i += 1#counts | |
allvcf.close() | |
print (str(i) + " vcf cards generated") | |
def main(args): | |
if len(args) != 2: | |
print ( "Usage:") | |
print ( args[0] + " filename") | |
return | |
convert(args[1]) | |
if __name__ == '__main__': | |
main(sys.argv) |
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Could you please elaborate your script?