Python How to convert text to csv rows separated by a record separator

Question

We have data as below in a log file(jobs_log.txt)

Job : Job000001
Execution Date: 2010/01/01 00:05:00.00 PST Sun
App Name: App0001
Script : /oracle/dwh/scripts/test1.sh
***************************************************************
Job : Job000002
Execution Date: 2010/01/01 00:05:00.00 PST Sun
App Name: App0001
Script : /oracle/dwh/scripts/test2.sh
***************************************************************
....

we need to convert this data and write to a excel/csv file as shown in the below screenshot, if you observe row is separated with ***************************************************************

Answer 1

Hi @Sumanth, try something like this:

import csv

with open('log.txt', 'r') as in_file:
    stripped = (line.strip() for line in in_file)
    lines = (line.split("***************************************************************") for line in stripped if line)
    with open('log.csv', 'w') as out_file:
        writer = csv.writer(out_file)
        writer.writerow(('Job Details'))
        writer.writerows(lines)