Fixed-width reader¶
Agate contains a fixed-width file reader that is designed to work like Python’s csv.
These readers work with CSV-formatted schemas, such as those maintained at wireservice/ffs.
| A wrapper around  | |
| Reads a fixed-width file using a column schema in CSV format. | |
| A fixed-width reader that returns  | 
Detailed list¶
- agate.fixed.reader(*args, **kwargs)¶
- A wrapper around - fixed.Reader, so that it can be used in the same way as a normal CSV reader.
- class agate.fixed.Reader(f, schema_f)¶
- Bases: - object- Reads a fixed-width file using a column schema in CSV format. - This works almost exactly like Python’s built-in CSV reader. - Schemas must be in the “ffs” format, with - column,- start, and- lengthcolumns. There is a repository of such schemas maintained at wireservice/ffs.- property fieldnames¶
- The names of the columns read from the schema. 
 
- class agate.fixed.DictReader(f, schema_f)¶
- Bases: - Reader- A fixed-width reader that returns - collections.OrderedDictrather than a list.