# data-conversion.loaders.csvmanager API documentation

# Module `data-conversion.loaders.csvmanager`

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    import csv

    class CSVManager:
        """
        Utility class to keep CSV data for export in other formats.

        Attributes:
            data: Contains loaded file data as a list of lists.

        """

        data: list = None

        def __init__(self, url: str):
            """
            Initialize the object with a URL.

            Args:
                url: CSV URL to load from.

            """
            self.load(url)

        def load(self, url: str, encoding: str = "iso8859-1"):
            """
            Load a CSV given its file path.

            Args:
                url: Path of the CSV file.
                encoding: Codepage name of the text file.

            """
            with open(url, "r", encoding=encoding) as f:
                reader = csv.reader(f, delimiter=",")
                if self.data is None:
                    self.data = []
                for row in reader:
                    self.data.append(row)

        def export_text(self, url: str):
            """
            Save data as a text file.

            Every column is save in its own line as an example.

            Args:
                url: Output file path.

            """
            with open(url, "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
                for row in self.data:
                    file.write("\n".join(row))

        def export_csv(self, url: str):
            """
            Save data as a CSV file with semicolons.

            Args:
                url: Output file path.

            """
            with open(url, "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
                writer = csv.writer(file, delimiter=";")
                for row in self.data:
                    writer.writerow(row)

## Classes

`class CSVManager (url: str)`

  Utility class to keep CSV data for export in other formats.

  ## Attributes

  `data`
    Contains loaded file data as a list of lists.

  Initialize the object with a URL.

  ## Args

  `url`
    CSV URL to load from.
  Expand source code

      class CSVManager:
          """
          Utility class to keep CSV data for export in other formats.

          Attributes:
              data: Contains loaded file data as a list of lists.

          """

          data: list = None

          def __init__(self, url: str):
              """
              Initialize the object with a URL.

              Args:
                  url: CSV URL to load from.

              """
              self.load(url)

          def load(self, url: str, encoding: str = "iso8859-1"):
              """
              Load a CSV given its file path.

              Args:
                  url: Path of the CSV file.
                  encoding: Codepage name of the text file.

              """
              with open(url, "r", encoding=encoding) as f:
                  reader = csv.reader(f, delimiter=",")
                  if self.data is None:
                      self.data = []
                  for row in reader:
                      self.data.append(row)

          def export_text(self, url: str):
              """
              Save data as a text file.

              Every column is save in its own line as an example.

              Args:
                  url: Output file path.

              """
              with open(url, "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
                  for row in self.data:
                      file.write("\n".join(row))

          def export_csv(self, url: str):
              """
              Save data as a CSV file with semicolons.

              Args:
                  url: Output file path.

              """
              with open(url, "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
                  writer = csv.writer(file, delimiter=";")
                  for row in self.data:
                      writer.writerow(row)

  ### Class variables

  `var data : list`

  ### Methods

  `def export_csv(self, url: str)`

    Save data as a CSV file with semicolons.

    ## Args

    `url`
      Output file path.
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        def export_csv(self, url: str):
            """
            Save data as a CSV file with semicolons.

            Args:
                url: Output file path.

            """
            with open(url, "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
                writer = csv.writer(file, delimiter=";")
                for row in self.data:
                    writer.writerow(row)

  `def export_text(self, url: str)`

    Save data as a text file.

    Every column is save in its own line as an example.

    ## Args

    `url`
      Output file path.
    Expand source code

        def export_text(self, url: str):
            """
            Save data as a text file.

            Every column is save in its own line as an example.

            Args:
                url: Output file path.

            """
            with open(url, "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
                for row in self.data:
                    file.write("\n".join(row))

  `def load(self, url: str, encoding: str = 'iso8859-1')`

    Load a CSV given its file path.

    ## Args

    `url`
      Path of the CSV file.
    `encoding`
      Codepage name of the text file.
    Expand source code

        def load(self, url: str, encoding: str = "iso8859-1"):
            """
            Load a CSV given its file path.

            Args:
                url: Path of the CSV file.
                encoding: Codepage name of the text file.

            """
            with open(url, "r", encoding=encoding) as f:
                reader = csv.reader(f, delimiter=",")
                if self.data is None:
                    self.data = []
                for row in reader:
                    self.data.append(row)