csvkitHow to diff two CSV files using csvkit?

csvkit is a suite of command-line tools for working with CSV, the most popular being csvdiff. It can be used to compare two CSV files and output the differences between them.

Example code

csvdiff file1.csv file2.csv

Output example

+---------+---------+---------+
| Column1 | Column2 | Column3 |
+---------+---------+---------+
| A       | B       | C       |
| D       | E       | F       |
+---------+---------+---------+

The code above will compare the two CSV files file1.csv and file2.csv and output the differences between them. The output will show the columns and the differences between the two files.

Code explanation

1. csvdiff: This is the command used to compare two CSV files.
2. file1.csv and file2.csv: These are the two CSV files that will be compared.
3. Column1, Column2, Column3: These are the columns that will be compared.
4. A, B, C, D, E, F: These are the values that will be compared.

Helpful links

• csvkit Documentation
• csvdiff Documentation

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