Show HN: Work with CSV files using SQL. For data scientists and engineers

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  • q

    q - Run SQL directly on delimited files and multi-file sqlite databases (by harelba)

  • - OctoSQL[3] - Also supports querying non-file databases, endless streams and joining everything together.

    Disclaimer: I'm the author of OctoSQL. Still actively developing a rewrite on the redesign branch.

    [0]: https://github.com/harelba/q

  • textql

    Execute SQL against structured text like CSV or TSV

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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  • octosql

    OctoSQL is a query tool that allows you to join, analyse and transform data from multiple databases and file formats using SQL.

  • datasette

    An open source multi-tool for exploring and publishing data

  • sqlitebrowser

    Official home of the DB Browser for SQLite (DB4S) project. Previously known as "SQLite Database Browser" and "Database Browser for SQLite". Website at:

  • This open source tool on Github allows you to quickly import a CSV and write SQL queries against it. The CSV is imported into a SQLite database. It also does a lot more, highly recommended.

    https://github.com/sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser

  • sqlite-utils

    Python CLI utility and library for manipulating SQLite databases

  • csvs-to-sqlite

    Convert CSV files into a SQLite database

  • The datasette author offers this tool for conversion: https://github.com/simonw/csvs-to-sqlite

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    Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.

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  • cq

    Query CSVs using SQL

  • superintendent

    Write SQL on CSV files

  • Maybe one day it'll be: https://github.com/tanin47/superintendent

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