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csvsql

Generate SQL statements for a CSV file or execute those statements directly on a database. Included in csvkit. More information: https://csvkit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/scripts/csvsql.html.

  • Generate a CREATE TABLE SQL statement for a CSV file:

csvsql {{path/to/data.csv}}

  • Import a CSV file into an SQL database:

csvsql --insert --db "{{mysql://user:password@host/database}}" {{data.csv}}

  • Run an SQL query on a CSV file:

csvsql --query "{{select * from 'data'}}" {{data.csv}}