- First download
dbfpy: http://sourceforge.net/projects/dbfpy/files/latest/download?source=files - Then install:
sudo python setup.py install
To convert DBF file to CSV:
./dbf2csv database.dbf
#!/usr/bin/python
import csv
from dbfpy import dbf
import os
import sys
filename = sys.argv[1]
if filename.endswith('.dbf'):
print "Converting %s to csv" % filename
csv_fn = filename[:-4]+ ".csv"
with open(csv_fn,'wb') as csvfile:
in_db = dbf.Dbf(filename)
out_csv = csv.writer(csvfile)
names = []
for field in in_db.header.fields:
names.append(field.name)
out_csv.writerow(names)
for rec in in_db:
out_csv.writerow(rec.fieldData)
in_db.close()
print "Done..."
else:
print "Filename does not end with .dbf"