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+++ b/dump_yaml.py	Thu Feb 24 18:20:40 2022 +0000
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+import sys
+
+import yaml
+
+
+def fetch_table_data(table_path):
+    data_dict = {}
+    with open(table_path) as table_to_load:
+        # load headers
+        headers = table_to_load.readline().strip('\n').split('\t')
+        row_id = 0
+        for line in table_to_load.readlines():
+            # print(line)
+            line_data = line.strip('\n').split('\t')
+            row_dict = {}
+            for col_num in range(len(headers)):
+                col_name = headers[col_num]
+                row_dict[col_name] = line_data[col_num]
+            data_dict[row_id] = row_dict
+            row_id += 1
+        return data_dict
+
+
+all_data_dict = {}
+print('YAML -------------')
+studies_table_path = sys.argv[1]
+table_data = fetch_table_data(studies_table_path)
+all_data_dict['ENA_study'] = table_data
+samples_table_path = sys.argv[2]
+table_data = fetch_table_data(samples_table_path)
+all_data_dict['ENA_sample'] = table_data
+experiments_table_path = sys.argv[3]
+table_data = fetch_table_data(experiments_table_path)
+all_data_dict['ENA_experiment'] = table_data
+runs_table_path = sys.argv[4]
+table_data = fetch_table_data(runs_table_path)
+all_data_dict['ENA_run'] = table_data
+# print(all_data_dict)
+print(yaml.dump(all_data_dict))
+print('YAML -------------')