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Tabular data structure conversion in Python

Date: 2007-12-20 | Modified: 2010-03-15 | Tags:

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The table below lists all the conversions available between the 8 types of tabular data structures. The function names link to the function definition below.

		TO
		lorl list of lists where each inner list is a row	locl list of lists where each inner list is a column	lord list of dicts where each dict is a row	locd list of dicts where each dict is a column	dorl dict of lists where each list is a row	docl dict of lists where each list is a column	dord dict of lists where each inner dict is a row	docd dict of lists where each inner dict is a column
F R O M	lorl list of lists where each inner list is a row		`lorl2 locl()`	`lorl2 lord()`	`lorl2 locd()`	`lorl2 dorl()`	`lorl2 docl()`	`lorl2 dord()`	`lorl2 docd()`
	locl list of lists where each inner list is a column	`locl2 lorl()`		`locl2 lord()`	`locl2 locd()`	`locl2 dorl()`	`locl2 docl()`	`locl2 dord()`	`locl2 docd()`
	lord list of dicts where each dict is a row	`lord2 lorl()`	`lord2 locl()`		`lord2 locd()`	`lord2 dorl()`	`lord2 docl()`	`lord2 dord()`	`lord2 docd()`
	locd list of dicts where each dict is a column	`locd2 lorl()`	`locd2 locl()`	`locd2 lord()`		`locd2 dorl()`	`locd2 docl()`	`locd2 dord()`	`locd2 docd()`
	dorl dict of lists where each list is a row	`dorl2 lorl()`	`dorl2 locl()`	`dorl2 lord()`	`dorl2 locd()`		`dorl2 docl()`	`dorl2 dord()`	`dorl2 docd()`
	docl dict of lists where each list is a column	`docl2 lorl()`	`docl2 locl()`	`docl2 lord()`	`docl2 locd()`	`docl2 dorl()`		`docl2 dord()`	`docl2 docd()`
	dord dict of dicts where each inner dict is a row	`dord2 lorl()`	`dord2 locl()`	`dord2 lord()`	`dord2 locd()`	`dord2 dorl()`	`dord2 docl()`		`dord2 docd()`
	docd dict of dicts where each inner dict is a column	`dord2 lorl()`	`dord2 locl()`	`dord2 lord()`	`dord2 locd()`	`dord2 dorl()`	`dord2 docl()`	`dord2 dord()`

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