powerexploit · powerexploit · Sep 22, 2020 · Aug 27, 2020
diff --git a/Basic-Scripts/Dat_to_CSV/README.md b/Basic-Scripts/Dat_to_CSV/README.md
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+## Dat to CSV
+
+This simple script can be used to convert files in ".dat" format to ".csv" format.
+
+
+## How to use this script?
+
+1.Install the required libraries by:
+
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+2. Open your command prompt in the directory of the script and type the following:
+
+python dat_to_csv.py -l <your_data-file>
+
+Example:
+
+python dat_to_csv.py -l awesome.dat
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Basic-Scripts/Dat_to_CSV/dat_to_csv.py b/Basic-Scripts/Dat_to_CSV/dat_to_csv.py
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+import pandas as pd
+import argparse
+
+# Code to add the command line interface
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+parser.add_argument("-l", "--datafile", required=True, help="data file ")
+args = vars(parser.parse_args())
+
+#Catching the user defined data file
+data_file = args['datafile']
+
+#Logic to make sure it is a data file.A data file ends with .dat extension
+
+if data_file.endswith(".dat"):
+
+    #Storing the name of the file
+    file_name = data_file.split(".")[0]
+
+    #Collecting data of the file in a pandas object
+    data_of_the_file = pd.read_csv(data_file, sep="\s+")
+
+    #Converting the pandas object into a csv
+    data_of_the_file.to_csv(file_name+".csv", index=False)
+    print("Your csv file has been created successfully!!!")
+else:
+    print("Invalid data file")
+
+#Sample Input-Output:
+
+#Input(At the command line): python dat_to_csv -l awesome.dat
+#Output: awesome.csv
diff --git a/Basic-Scripts/Dat_to_CSV/requirements.txt b/Basic-Scripts/Dat_to_CSV/requirements.txt
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+numpy==1.19.1
+pandas==1.1.1
+python-dateutil==2.8.1
+pytz==2020.1
+six==1.15.0