django-import-csv
Quick import CSV data into database via command line or code.
Installation
To install, simply use pip
pip install django-import-csv
and add import_csv into django's settings
INSTALLED_APPS = [
# ...
'import_csv',
]Import via command line
python manage.py import-csv file fields model [--error_file]For example import products to product table:
python manage.py import-csv path/products.csv ,,title,price,,image shop.models.ProductThe products.csv file looks like this:
1, fruits, Apple, $0.75, green, apple.png
2, Berries, Banana, $0.60, yellow, banana.png
3, Vegetables, Potato, $1.1, brown, potato.png
The model shop.models.Product:
class Product(Model):
title = models.CharField()
price = models.DecimalField()
image = models.ImageField()
def import_csv(self, attrs):
""" Special method for save CSV row """
# attrs is a dict: {'title': 'Apple', 'price': '$0.75', 'image': 'apple.png'}
# save row here and return True or False
return True # False for send row to errors fileOptional fields, default value, value parser
You can set advanced field settings in a special class
from import_csv.rows import Row
from import_csv.fields import Field
class ProductRow(Row):
title = Field(index=2)
price = Field(index=3, parser='parse_price')
image = Field(5, blank=True, default='no-img.png')
def parse_price(self, value):
return value[1:]and set path to row class instead fields
python manage.py import-csv path/products.csv shop.rows.ProductRow shop.models.ProductSave CSV rows with errors
Strings that failed validation or that failed to save are sent to a error file.
python manage.py import-csv path/products.csv shop.rows.ProductRow shop.models.Product --error_file=files/errors/fruits.csvImport from code
from import_csv.importers import Importer
importer = Importer(file_path, row_class, model_class)
for error_line in importer.run():
# save wrong lines to file or etc
pass
